upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to pile up; to accumulate
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
snake; serpent; large snake
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
together; at the same time; same; identical
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
gifted (person); intellectual giftedness