hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
safety zone; traffic island
celebration; auspicious occasion
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
do not enter; no entry; wrong way
still; even now; to this day
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
cleavage (between breasts)