astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
moving; touching; stirring
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to hand over; to surrender
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to speak; to hear a voice
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
briskly; quickly; promptly
box; box-shape; cube-type
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
(medical) doctor; physician
older brother; elder brother
speech; expression; wording; language