chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
divining sticks; counting; calculation
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
moment by moment; hour by hour
scattering bait to attract fish; bait for scattering
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
it's no joke; gimme a break!