huh; I'll be damned; well!
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
legendary monster resembling a flying squirrel; Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys); Japanese dish prepared with cooked fish and chicken
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
being left out; being ostracized
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
fast descent; speedy fall
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to remove; to move out of the way
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares