suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to stray from; to get lost
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to grumble about something (trivial)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
long (time); protracted; prolonged
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
1 kin (approx. 0.6kg); 1 loaf of bread
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
manner of using one's hands
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
all over; all over the place; everywhere
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
time around sunset; early evening
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
strategy meeting; council of war
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
to dry up completely; to become stale
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
second coming; second advent
nice; likeable; desirable
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer