rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
cares; ill feeling; reserve
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets); game of survival
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
gradually; slowly but steadily
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
tail (animal); tail end; tip
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing