branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to watch intently; to stare
half and half; fifty-fifty
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to be torn off; to come off
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
hereabouts; around there; that area
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
instead; but (on the other hand)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar