burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
reality; actuality; hard fact
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
death penalty; capital punishment
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
traditional; customary; conventional