rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
official announcement; proclamation
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
something; some kind of; for some reason
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
massing (of troops); gathering
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to lure someone; to entice someone
at a glance; at first sight
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable