(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
heartless; inhuman; unfeeling
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to go out and away; to leave
senior; elder; person older than oneself
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
importance; emphasis; stress
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
parent-child relationship
whole story; full picture; full particulars
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
metal plate; metallic plate
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case