raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
growing wild (naturally); native
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to be muddy; to be slushy
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
underestimation; undervaluation
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
growth period; growing season
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
confusion; distraction; derangement
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
lifting (a child) high up in the air
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
moderate; proper; just right
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
infant; baby; little child
meditation; silent contemplation
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic