to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
secret; private; surreptitious
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
just you wait and see (as a threat)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
so; therefore; and; (and) then
how; in what way; by what means
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)