emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
complete change; about-face
indolence; laziness; sloth
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to look around; to take a view of
in the morning; during the morning
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
patiently; with perseverance
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
whole face; all over one's face
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
directly; in person; firsthand
loafer; free-loader; tramp; unemployed person
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
surely (not); certainly (not)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
oof (i.e. a grunt of effort); a lot; plenty
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way