starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
congestion (e.g. traffic); overcrowding; convergence (esp. optical)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to polish (rice); to refine; to purify
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
comparatively; relatively
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
street; quarter; district; area
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
right under; directly below
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
drenched; soaked; romantically
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
close to the wall; alongside the wall
somehow or other; for some reason or another
depression; low spirits; dejection
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair