oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
unrequited love; one-sided love
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
incisor (esp. in humans); grinding one's teeth; bruxism; gnashing of teeth
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
reaction; response; reaction
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to attack; to assault; to assail
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to be worried; to be troubled
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
blank space; margin; blank canvas
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for