to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
suddenly; all of a sudden
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
will not do; do not; does not
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
have a pain in one's chest
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
for the first time in one's life
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit