is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
very loose; slowly; leisurely
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
reformatory; reform school
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
the reason is ...; it is because ...
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be infected; to be contagious
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
then; and (then); in that case; if so
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
germ; germs; bacteria; something dirty or harmful; vermin
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth