to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
many; numerous; various; large number of
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to thrust before; to thrust at
to choke; to have trouble breathing
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
parts; accessories; components
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly