concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to look upwards; to look up
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
absence from work without permission
never being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
without missing (a day of) work
refutation; rebuttal; retort
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to have a meal; to take a meal
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to force open; to push open
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
station; office; guardroom
district; section; sector
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
release; liberation; acquittal
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
bungalow; one-story house
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)