to watch steadily; to stare
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
impossible; unlikely; improbable
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
small (comedy) sketch; short skit
to blow out; to spout out
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to soak into; to permeate
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat