to close (one's eyes); to shut
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
natural growth; wild growth
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to set (sun); to become dark
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle; naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
such; like that; in that way
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
youthful; young; young-looking
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
invisibly; secretly; privately
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
accession to the throne; enthronement
reform; reformation; reorganization