strangeness; abnormality; disorder
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
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to be silent; to say nothing
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
watermelon splitting (game)
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
rather; sooner; preferably
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter