to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to comfort; to console; to amuse
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
Ken'ichi Hagiwara (nickname)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
slope; slanting surface; bevel
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
embodiment; realization; materialization
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
residence; housing; residential building
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the staff; inside the department