busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
stupid face; foolish look on one's face
number; number plate; license plate
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
mascot; poster boy; poster girl; brand ambassador
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
dry riverbed; river beach
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to look around; to look towards (us)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
sincerity; true heart; devotion