maid; helper; help; assistance
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to lead a life; to live a life
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
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
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
correspondence; exchange of letters
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
reading the first character of each line of a horizontally written text (to reveal a hidden word or message); reading acrostically
skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
yelp; yap; yipe; kiang (Equus kiang); kyang
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
censorship; inspection; examination
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
whenever (each time) one sees (it)