bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
long ago; a long time ago; already
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
one's physical safety; personal security
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
presence; sitting with; being with
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect