bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
half-sister (younger, different mother)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to cry and shout; to scream
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(someone else's) child; child; kid
after staying up all night
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
near; close; beside; third person
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
inside; interior; inner part
preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
absorption; suction; attraction
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
almost; roughly; approximately
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to speak; to say; to vocalize
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder