attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
hiding one's embarrassment
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
timewise; temporal; chronal
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
although I say; although one might say; although called
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
misfortunes never come singly; when it rains, it pours; adding insult to injury
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
temple elementary school (Edo period)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
chief; main; principal; important
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to have (something) innate; to be born with
home; household; family; hearth