purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to consent to; to assent to
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to squash; to crush; to flatten
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
bitter experience (ordeal)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
sphere; circle; range; category
contemplation; meditation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
your husband; her husband
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source