to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
as you see; as you can see
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
mental; spiritual; emotional
aluminium sash (aluminum) (i.e. window frame)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
most of all; extremely; supremely
Yamashita Tatsurou (1953.2-)
Boys (The Shirelles song)
Christmas carol; Christmas song