to be intimate with; to befriend
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
explosive; blasting powder
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
still (continuing); as ever; further
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
future years; in (one's) later years
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
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
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
memory; sense; experience
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion