sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
too much; excessively; too
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to press a question; to cross-examine
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
yearned for; longed for; missed
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
mountain range; mountain belt
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)