bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
failure; mistake; blunder
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
something like ...; something called ...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
inking the outlines of a picture
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
various; many; all kinds of
together with; same; both; all; including ...
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
how much; how many; to what extent
beyond human understanding
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced