to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
study group; study meeting
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
again; once again; yet again
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
natural voice (without a microphone)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
quickly; swishing; whooshing
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
center part (hairstyle); middle part
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to open (one's eyes) wide
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down