stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
leafy vegetables; green vegetables
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
moderate; proper; just right
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to stop talking; to be silent
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to be erected; to be built
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to force open; to push open
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
locals; local inhabitants
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses