to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
railway bridge; iron bridge
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
adventure story; novel of adventure
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
compilation; editing; recording