to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
triangle; triangular shape
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to chase; to run after; to pursue
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
damp; moist (negative nuance)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
talking while standing; standing around talking
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
hegemony; leadership; initiative
stillness; repose; standing still
by sheer strength; by brute force
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to press a question; to cross-examine
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard