advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
instant; moment; for an instant
sudden change; complete change
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
being left out; being ostracized
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
immediately; right away; on the spot
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
in succession; one by one
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
tenth day of the month; ten days
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
such a thing; something like that
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK