scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
restricted; confined; unfree
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
to shake off; to throw off
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
simple and clear; plain and simple
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
to replace; to move; to change the position of
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
to fight; to exchange blows
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to grow angry; to display one's anger
protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
antibacterial; antimicrobial
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to forget to say; to forget to mention
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
one room apartment; studio apartment
to read between the lines
clarification; definition
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to look around; to look towards (us)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
opposite side; other side; other party