to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
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
marathon; long-distance race
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
muddy water; red-light district
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
the reverse; other side; lining
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
exploitation; overuse; abuse
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
somewhere to go; place to go
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be to the point; to be pertinent
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
overlapping; piling; stacking
meandering; snaking; zigzagging