to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
somewhat below; slightly below
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
lack of innovation; stupidity
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
not necessarily so; is not always true
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
settlement; solution; resolution
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to lie down; to throw oneself down
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion