monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
moisture; humidity; dampness
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
chief; main; principal; important
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
four corners; four ordinal directions
one-by-one; separately; in detail
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
to lean against; to set against
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to take up space; to occupy space
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale