to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
reality; actuality; hard fact
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
at a loss for words; stumped for words
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist