being startled; getting a shock
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)
somewhat coarse; somewhat rough; rather coarse; rather rough
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
toxin; poisonous substance
creation; generation; formation; derivation
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
frequency (of occurrence)
to be too numerous; to be too much
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
otherwise; if not; or else
free time; spare time; idle moment
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
sincere; honest; faithful
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view