flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to triumph; to be elated with success
to smirk; to grin broadly
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to spit out; to eject; to dump
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
side table; bedside table
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping