to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
exhibition of pictures; painting exhibition; art exhibition
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
separate; respective; different
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
ill will; malice; evil intent
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to start working; to take action
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
cigarette end; cigarette butt
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
regret; repentance; remorse
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink