to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
deep emotion; strong feelings
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitching (of a boat, aircraft, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
innumerable; countless; numberless
to burst open; to pop; to split
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
river surface; surface of a river
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
around the world; throughout the world
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive