playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
stone (used for throwing)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
practice; practising; training; study
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to become better; to improve
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
plainly; clearly; vividly
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
with a momentary flash of light
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on