anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
putting out the light; switching off the light
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
stealthily; secretly; in secret
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
starting point; point of departure
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
if you think about it; come to think of it
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)