fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
tool; implement; means; furniture
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
while alive; during one's lifetime
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
portrait; likeness; picture
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
painting all over; covering in paint
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
name plate; name tag; label
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states