dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
two times; twice; two degrees
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
end of life; death; annihilation
street; quarter; district; area
not worth considering; out of the question
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
recreation; diversion; relaxation
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
discovery; detection; finding
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
invisibly; secretly; privately
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to hold fast; to protect to the end
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to smash; to break into pieces
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
suddenly; all of a sudden
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse