to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
visual confirmation; sighting
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to run about; to rush about
writing; composition; essay; sentence
enumeration; citation; listing
wide difference; a world of difference
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
beginning; clue; starting point
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
with a thud (of something heavy)
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
smallish; on the small side
good-natured; of good character
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
visualization; visualisation