muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
length (of an animal); body length
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
act of mercy; helping another person
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
is something that; is that which
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
to repair again; to join again
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
godparent; first person to give something its name
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
major incident; major happening; big scandal