clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
abuse; misuse; perversion
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
function; facility; faculty; feature
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
successive generations; successive emperors
interior; inside; internal
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
innermost depths of one's heart
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you