consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
risky; dangerous; insecure
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
just past noon; afternoon
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to clear up; to become cloudless
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
novel; story; (work of) fiction
first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture