to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
window-shopping; window-gazing
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to try to appear smart; to pretend to be intelligent
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
wish; desire; request; prayer
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to remove; to move out of the way
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
carbonated water; sparkling water; fizzy water; soda water
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to change (one's clothes)
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
elder sister; older female friend
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)