to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
last week; the week before
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
that day; the very same day
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
form; shape; figure; visage
bolt from the blue; great surprise
the place for; the time for; the level of
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
indescribable; having no way to express
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
apparently; appears to be
to become empty; to be emptied
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
dull sound; muffled sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically