thin; slender; fine; unlucky
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
willpower; energy; vitality
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
moving about; stirring about
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
major incident; major happening; big scandal
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to rush over; to run up to
to thrust away; to send flying
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be injured; to sustain a wound
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up