root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
tedious; boring; being fed up with
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
now that; since; so long as; because
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
virgin; virginity; virgin (e.g. snow); unspoiled; pure
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
one more time; once more; once again
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
memories; recollections; reminiscence
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
not yet known; unknown; strange
in succession; one by one
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess