to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
on a floor; above floor level
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
here and there; everywhere
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
jewel; precious stone; gem
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
to have (something) innate; to be born with
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
fine-meshed bamboo basket
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
back street; back alley; off-street
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
clothes for doing farm work or working in fields