wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
stirring; slight movement
vital point; pressure point; area of the human body which causes a supernatural effect when struck
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.); slushy (e.g. snow)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
reality; actuality; hard fact
surrounding at a distance
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
formal, black kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
woman; lady; adult female
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)