gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
full ripeness; full maturity
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to approach; to draw near
moving about; stirring about
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to badger; to pester; to beg
as a child; when one was a child
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to laugh away; to laugh off
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
freshly pounded (rice cake)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with