often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
ago; since; before; previous
to do together; to share; to participate in
to feel; to sense; to experience
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
trivial; not amounting to much
object of romantic interest
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
light; right; right field; right fielder
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to chase; to run after; to pursue
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
trauma (usu. psychological)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness