natural; intrinsic; from birth
idea man; ideas man; person of ideas
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
magic sword; cursed sword
legend; folklore; tradition
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
crescent moon; young moon
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear