all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
beginning; outset; first; onset
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
convenient; handy; useful
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to be transparent; to show through
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to go along; to walk along; to follow
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
gradually; slowly but steadily
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
saliva; spit; spittle; fluid (in Chinese medicine, esp. a colourless bodily fluid, e.g. tears)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear