to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; toxicity; malice; spite; ill will
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
perfect; complete; flawless
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
at least; at most; (even) just
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to say no more; to sink into silence
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
with a friendly grin; smilingly
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame