plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
unless one ...; if one does not ...
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
to thrust down; to push off
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
reserve and consideration (to others)
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
shivering with cold or fear
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to surface; to rise to the surface
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to strike out; to start swimming
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
on the way home from work; returning from work
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly