brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to gather; to collect; to assemble
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
personal feelings; self-interest
diversion; distraction; feint
all around; as far as the eye can see
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
ignorant of the ways of the world
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to be worried; to be troubled
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to be helpful; to be useful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
desperation; self-abandonment
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar