throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
button (clothing); push-button
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
what's that?; what the...
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
the same; the said; likewise
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
for today; for the time being
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
the last moment; the very end
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
(top) half naked; naked above the waist