to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to lie down; to throw oneself down
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
baton (of command); order; command; direction
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to hide; to keep to oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
as stated; verbatim; literally
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
support; backing; aid; assistance
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
desperately; for one's dear life
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
weather; fair weather; fine weather
along the road; along the way
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again