sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to boil strongly; to be excited
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
living room (Western style); sitting room
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
space (room, area, outer space)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
is something that; is that which
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
clanging; empty; deserted
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit