to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
original intention; initial resolution
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to blow through; to blow across
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
favourite book; favorite book
Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
troubled face; worried expression
deputy section or department manager
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
arrogant; haughty; insolent
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
strangely; oddly; mysteriously
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
literature; books (reference); document
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
reading aloud; recitation