manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
limestone cave; limestone cavern
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
space; interval; space character; whitespace
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to be embarrassed for a reply
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
female friend; woman friend
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
language center (brain); language centre
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin