focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
producer (film, TV, etc.)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
while; even though; despite
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to shake; to sway; to waver
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
water vapour; water vapor; steam
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...