setting a place; setting the table
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to jar; to creak; to grate
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to watch steadily; to stare
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to tighten; to press hard
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
lightly; easily; carelessly
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
a step; short distance; short time
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
Chinese poem with five characters per line
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt