to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
complete change; about-face
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
educated; learned; schooled
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
in accordance with; according to
enumeration; citation; listing
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
large amount of money; great cost
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
surface of the earth; ground surface
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to trample; to crush underfoot
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
last days; the end; one's fate
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen