living thing; living creature; animal; life
school building; schoolhouse
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to blow through; to blow across
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
as stated; verbatim; literally
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
receiving (the ball); bump (in volleyball); forearm pass
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to be to the point; to be pertinent
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble