essence; true nature; substance; reality
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
exemplar; model; example; pattern
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to explain adequately; to be accountable
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to be consistent; to be coherent
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
that is to say; so that means
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
unique; original; individual; unusual
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to walk away; to walk off
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy