to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
instant; moment; for an instant
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
column of water; water column
type of artificial flower which "blossoms" when placed in water
honorific/polite/humble prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to keep standing; to stand motionless
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
academic; scholarly; scientific
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
splish-splash; with a splash
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful