to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
number of persons; personnel
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
master swordsman; skilled fencer
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
don't worry about it; forget about it
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
to be exposed to wind; to (go out to) get some air
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent