lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
cold and heat; (degree of) temperature
inheritable character; inheritable; hereditary; inherited
sign; indication; omen; symptom
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
together; at the same time; same; identical
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
manner of using one's hands
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
in deep black; in jet black
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days