degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
body and soul; mind and body
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
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.)
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to dry up completely; to become stale
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to be infected; to be contagious
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
preparation; arrangements
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)