wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
jealousy; roasted rice cake
resentment; indignation; anger
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
irritation; annoyance; frustration
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to boost; to force up; to push up
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
whenever you want; any time you like
tolerance; broad-mindedness
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency