to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
such ... as; or some such
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to rush over; to run up to
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
again; once more; a second time
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down