to stay calm; to keep cool
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to be surprised; to be astonished
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to attack; to assault; to assail
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
living thing; living creature; animal; life
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
of course; certainly; naturally
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
while alive; during one's lifetime
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient