earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
in order; in turn; one by one
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
last night; yesterday evening
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to order; to command; to appoint
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
pensive; meditative; wistful
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
to try to do; to attempt to do
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
hokora; small wayside shrine
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell