scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
letter by letter; character by character
to finish reading; to read through
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to scuttle off; to take flight
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
everything; anything; nothing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
repaying a kindness; gratitude
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
health; healthy; sound; fit
job; work; duties; trade; skill
newly appointed; inaugural
greeting; a fine thing to say
party; set; gang; company; person
to state; to express; to mention
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to arrive; to come to pass
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
whole house; whole audience
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
at first; in the beginning; originally
modest and beautiful; profound and elegant
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; rock in the Rhine