stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
intelligence gathering; information gathering
dozens; scores of; decades
expectation; anticipation; forecast
the whole year; all the year
blooming early; flowering early; blossoming early; early-flowering plant; early-blooming species (of plant)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
new student; freshman; first-year student
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests