worried look; concerned expression
to check; to stop; to keep back
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to comb down; to smooth down
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
bolt from the blue; great surprise
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to send for (doctor, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
the opposite direction; the other way
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.