to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
story; tale; talk; discussion
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to make merry; to be festive
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
violent explosion; bursting
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
society; the world; the times
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
dull sound; muffled sound
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
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
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
chatteringly; wittering on; prattling on; blathering on
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
memory; sense; experience
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow