high heels; high-heeled shoes
two (long cylindrical things)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
point in question (at issue)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
though; even if; whether ... or ...
how; in what way; I wonder
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance