sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
step; stride; counter for steps
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
internal combustion engine
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
aluminium can; aluminum can
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
but; however; even though; even if
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
car involved in an accident
back street; back alley; off-street
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
nervousness; oversensitivity
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
proper; right; reasonable
furiously; passionately; indignantly
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner