to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
act of mercy; helping another person
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to pick up; to find; to gather
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
so; like this; in this way
disagreeable; unpleasant; off-putting; disconcerting
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
very interesting; of great interest
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression