stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
eternal; unlimited; endless
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
general public; the masses
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
suspicious character (person, figure)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
noisy; confused; uproarious
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
surprise victory; upset; coup
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to surround; to crowd around
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
whole face; all over one's face
heresy; heretical teachings; black magic
magic; sorcery; incantation
adverse circumstances; adversity
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright