ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
evening meal; dinner; supper
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
Joseph; Josef; Jozef; Josephs
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
these days; nowadays; recently
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
completing a game; beating a game
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
successive generations; successive emperors
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
long time; several hours; long spell