freshly pounded (rice cake); fresh from the mortar
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
lightly; easily; carelessly
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
that's the way it is; such is life
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
on countless occasions; many a time
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
tuft of hair under the temple; sideburns; sidelocks
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk