to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
only; merely; but; no more than
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
living thing; organism; creature; biology
nothing but; except; no more than
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
level ground; horizon; field of view
such ... as; or some such
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
surroundings; environs; circumference
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
existence; being; presence
to straighten up; to sit upright
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress