to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to give a broad grin; to smirk
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to summon courage; to be brave
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
blood poisoning; septicemia; sepsis
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to be expensive; to be costly
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
amount of money; sum of money
to need; to call for; to require
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
self-consciousness; self-awareness
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)