to shine; to glitter; to be bright
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
it is not (like that) either
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
menial; meanness; servility; abject
individual; one by one; separate; each
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...