material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be conspicuous; to stand out
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
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)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)