unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
top of the head; crown of the head
to run through; to run past
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to find fault with; to question
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
fifth day of the month; five days
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to go along; to walk along; to follow
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated