one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
phantom; vision; illusion
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
suddenly; all of a sudden
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
useless resistance; vain struggle
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
will; testament; last request
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
a considerable number; a fair number
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with