parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
counter for birds or rabbits
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
stating (one's views); expressing
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to become pale; to turn pale
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
protective instinct; defensive instinct
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)