poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to live through; to survive
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
topic of discussion; agenda
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
strong interaction; strong force
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
but; however; even though; even if
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
second day of the month; two days
one's field of expertise; one's strong area