one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
immediately; at once; instantly
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
day of month; counter for days
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
love affair; sensual pleasures
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be perturbed; to be agitated
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
many; much; plenty; hardly
to live through; to survive
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)