to take a breath; to take a short rest
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
be (that) as it may; having said that
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to move around; to move about; to get around
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to play a leading role; to play a central part
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly