vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
audible range; hearing range
first cry of a newborn baby
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
metal fittings; metal fixtures
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
stability; security; equilibrium
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
going straight on; going straight ahead
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
length; measure; short length
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
body build; physique; frame
busy; having no time (for)
restricted; confined; unfree
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
being bombed; being subjected to a nuclear bomb attack; being exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent