first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
group; bunch; crowd; group
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
being in a helpless situation; (lit.) (like a) fish on a chopping board
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
crotch; thigh; groin; crutch
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to sink (into); to get depressed
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
disgrace; humiliation; insult
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
love fluids; sexual fluids; love juice
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to come from; to have roots in
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
crying from vexation; tears of regret
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)