proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
planning; project; plan; design
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
it's been a long time; long time no see
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
starting line; starting point
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to move forward; to move on
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
loveable; very likeable; like very much