to give a glance (at); to take one look at
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
quiet; still; surreptitious
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
when; how soon; how long until
the front; honest; upright; decent
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
smoothly; easily; readily
relation; connection; relevance
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to show up; to appear; to turn up