Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
outward appearance; apparent
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
composition; constitution
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
ingredient; component; composition
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
(made of) stone; stone-built
tension; mental strain; nervousness
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
manners; behavior; behaviour
to move forward; to move on
though one didn't intend (expect) to
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(act of) writing on a blackboard
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance