peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to freeze to death; to die of cold
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
happy memory; sweet memory
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
light pink; light crimson
to be kind to; to treat kindly
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
vexing; irritating; impatient
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
supplementary examination
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
just past noon; afternoon
boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.