circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; spinning (laundry); spin cycle; dehydration (abnormal loss of body water)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to crawl out of; to creep out of
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
school bag; school satchel
one revolution; one rotation
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
one part; one portion; one section