dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
fourth day of the month; four days
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to look forward to something
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
tuck (clothing, sewing); tuck (diving, gymnastics)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
it is I who should say so
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
how many people; a number of people
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard