gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
at long distance; in long intervals
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); liquor; alcohol
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to boil down; to condense
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
gloomy and depressing; mournful
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
metal statue of Buddha (usu. bronze); cold-hearted person; cold-blooded person