to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
Extinct (conservation status); EX
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
whichever one chooses; either way
company; corporation; workplace
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
holding on to; sticking to
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"