to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
10^44; hundred tredecillion
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to jar; to creak; to grate
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; one and only; unique
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
distinction; differentiation; classification
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
cloud of dust; mundane world
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
just the other day; quite recently
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
nature; property; disposition
gentle; mild; meek; tender
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
results; record; grades; marks
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)