mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
world; society; people; the public
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
guess; conjecture; surmise
many; much; plenty; hardly
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
mirror surface; lens surface
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
fall; drop; descent; coming down
without leaving any trace
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
already; now; no longer; not any more
rather than; more ... than ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to express (in words); to confess
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best