to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
leather shoes; leather boots
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to wring the neck; to strangle
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be too late; to be too slow
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
on the occasion of; at the time of
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to let out a cry; to break forth
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre