strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
real life; actual life; everyday life
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to stop walking; to pause
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
otherwise; or else; if not
report; notification; registration
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
submersion; inundation; being flooded
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
dealing with; coping with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling