to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
jumping to a hasty conclusion
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be opposite; to face each other
disorder; disturbance; unrest
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to put one's strength into
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
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)
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
in one's own way or style
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover