terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to look away; to avert one's eyes
rather; sooner; preferably
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
in comparison to; rather than
to become better; to improve
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)