pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
distant look; faraway look
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)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
Formula One (form of motor racing); F1
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely