circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
material; substance; matter
beforehand; in advance; previously
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
results; record; grades; marks
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
place; room; margin; scope
to devour; to bite to death
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
to join together; to combine; to join up
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
giving something a try because it will not do any harm