hairline; borders of the hair
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
pronunciation; production of sound
memory; sense; experience
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
host; landlord; innkeeper
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
all (there is); as long as there is
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to use and then throw away
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
germination; sprouting; budding
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
ability; performance; efficiency
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
your husband; her husband
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
classification of Japanese words by their origin as Japanese, Chinese or Western
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up