news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
numerator; molecule; member; element
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii); ark shell
being dotted with; being scattered
bank; weir; embankment; levee
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
squatting (usu. with elbows on knees)
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
ornamental ridge-end tile
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary