hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
back street; back alley; off-street
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
arm; skill; efforts; ability
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
lost property; something dropped and left behind
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to pick up; to find; to gather
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
alone; by oneself; on one's own
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to some extent; to a certain extent
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style