strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to pull in (fish); to land
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
memory; sense; experience
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
fluent (in a language); flowing
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
external wound; (physical) trauma
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to squeeze out; to wring out
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to rise; to erect; to get up
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
that; the matter in question
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed; coleseed greens