nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
wintertime; winter season
ice house; ice room; cold room
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
incineration; destroy by fire
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to become fraught with emotion
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
another kind; distinct species; variety
to throw away; to abandon
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
first water drawn from a well on New Year's Day
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
wood (for building); lumber; timber
sick person; patient; invalid
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)