presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
long ago; a long time ago; already
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
within; inside of; less than
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead