curious onlookers; rubbernecks
January; first month of the lunar calendar
residence; housing; residential building
binoculars; field glasses
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
visual confirmation; sighting
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
state of mind; mentality; psychology
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate