to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
(smiling) goofily; with a loose, slack grin
ectogenesis; outside the body
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
meals prepared for employees (e.g. of a restaurant); staff meals
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
in deep black; in jet black
assistance; backing; reinforcements
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
courteous; decorous; polite
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
sincere; earnest; serious
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
impossible to do (although wants to)
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
root; joint; base; crotch
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person