levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
scene; view; prospect; outlook
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
preliminary test or trial; tryout
several times; once or twice
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to set (sun); to become dark
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
resolute; determined; bold
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to face on; to look out on to