scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
killing two birds with one stone
of great promise; with a promising future
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
secret; private; surreptitious
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
concealment; suppression; hiding
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
a great variety of; diversity
tedious; boring; being fed up with
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
solely; entirely; only; or
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to complain; to make a complaint
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
such; like that; that sort of; very
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery