on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
door; gate; opening; title page
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
language center (brain); language centre
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to thrust away; to send flying
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
discarding; firing (an employee)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
while moving; on the move
to roll about; to writhe about
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress