present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to become empty; to be emptied
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
ancient Shinto music and dancing
to appease; to suppress; to calm
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to become calm; to die down
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to become keen on; to get passionate about
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well