to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
completely; entirely; totally
wetting; love affair; lover
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
high-pitched tone; soprano
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(feather) duster; dusting
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
late autumn (fall) windstorm in the countryside; typhoon, esp. one that blows from the 210th to the 220th day of the year; name of the 28th roll of the Genji monogatari
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
extremely; terrifically; super
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
if you think about it; come to think of it
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
sign; indication; omen; symptom
tung oil; (Chinese) wood oil
fat; tallow; lard; grease