hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to cover fully; to wrap around
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to die (in action, in one's youth)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood