used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
copier paper; photocopying paper
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
inside one's heart; in one's mind
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
confections; sweets; candy; cake
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex