to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
breakthrough; great discovery
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
polite; respectful; reverent
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
in proportion to; just as much as
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
Japan's best; number one in Japan
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
in the end; on top of that
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to go past; to pass; to pass by
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
vegetable shop; greengrocery; seller of vegetables
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence