one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to do for (the sake of someone else)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
tendency; trend; inclination
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
susceptible; vulnerable; prone (to)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
opposite; reverse; contrary
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to machine; to cut; to scrape
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve