to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to go out and away; to leave
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
ability; capability; competence; skill
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson