to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
violent emotion; passion; fury
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
becoming dull; slowing down
purification; refining; simplification
foreign matter; impurities
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
near; nearby; not far off
how; in what way; by what means
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
unimpressive; unimpressed
yearned for; longed for; missed
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
weather; fair weather; fine weather