certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
unidentifiable; unidentified
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
four (long cylindrical things)
to jump up and down; to hop
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
father; dad; husband; you; he
middle of the night; dead of night
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
quitting while one is ahead
to resound; to echo; to reverberate