elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to boost; to force up; to push up
to think (something) strange
piling up; multiple layers
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
house built on sand; house of cards
multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to bend; to warp; to curve
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away