origin; source; beginning; starting point
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
sympathy; empathy; response
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to torment; to torture; to harass
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to tighten; to press hard
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
one's whole heart; everything one feels
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
relation; relative; kind; cordial