sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
at first; in the beginning; originally
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
height of; middle of; full bloom
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
surface of the earth; ground surface
going through great pains in vain
to die out; to become extinct
silence; stillness; quietness
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
new menu item; new dish on a menu
successively; one after another
development; exploitation
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
rubber band; elastic band
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to try all possible means
to withstand; to be able to endure
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
water's edge; beach; foreshore
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
precocious; precocious child