flower reading; fortune-telling based on plucking the petals off a flower
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
condensation; formation of dew
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
starting line; starting point
making out and being lovey-dovey
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to change completely; to change suddenly
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current