spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
disenchantment; apathy; spoiled fun; turn-off
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
being dead drunk; drunken stupor