weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
serious wound; serious injury
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
throat; important part; vital area
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
bell or gong used to signal soldiers
secondary; of secondary importance
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
simmering; (boiling) gently
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
overlooking; turning a blind eye
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
just you wait and see (as a threat)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
one difficulty; one danger
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless