stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
explanation; interpretation
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to breathe out; to exhale
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
furiously; passionately; indignantly
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to be impressed; to greatly admire
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
unprecedented; never seen before
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
the other day; some time ago; recently
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to take over; to hand over
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
state of mind; mentality; psychology
brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity
study; research; investigation
to be absorbed in reading
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
tradition; legend; folklore
hostility; animosity; enmity