indeed; really; truly; very much
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
strength; power; proficiency; ability
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
silence (not speaking); muteness
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
anything and everything; just about everything
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage