virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
argument that something is unnecessary; opposition
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
trypophobia (fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes)
reduced scale; scaling down
flat-out run; driving at full speed
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
just managing; with great difficulty
(air) turbulence; turbulent air
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
gifted education; special education for gifted children
flawless; absolute perfection
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
to be able to hold one's head up (of a baby)
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
engineering works; civil engineering; public works