ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to repeat; to do something over again
gesture; gesticulation; motion
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
way of speaking; intimation
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)