perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
sound of voice; vocal sound
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
countermeasure; counter-measure
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset
energy conservation; economical use of energy; energy-saving
real world; outside world (e.g. the world outside of school)
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to have a reason; to have an excuse
at the window; by the window; next to the window
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
command; commander; commandant
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
Kikuchi Momoko (1968.5.4-)