briskly; quickly; promptly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
considerably; greatly; a lot
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to collapse into; to flop onto
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to bring back; to restore
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
with a start; with a jump