metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
absentmindedness; peace of mind
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
outcast; odd man out; pariah
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
both sides; two sides; double-sided
a person without a single relative
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to boost; to force up; to push up
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
gyrating (rotating) movement
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
water's edge; beach; foreshore
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty