being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
gradually; slowly but steadily
please (give me); please (do for me)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
splish-splash; with a splash
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber