to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to lose one's way; to get lost
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
spring break; spring vacation
apartment building; housing complex
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to stop walking; to pause
due form; official; formality
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
joint; seam; joining point
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
oblong; landscape orientation
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
bursting at the seams; bulging
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
garden (esp. with trees); park
father; dad; husband; you; he
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)