narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
round shape; circle; circular form
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
snake; serpent; large snake
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
district; section; sector
life; living; I; me; student
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
brief (amount of time); short
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
behind; in the rear; in back
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
fat; tallow; lard; grease
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
control column; yoke; joystick
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
inside one's heart; in one's mind
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking