to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
small saucepan; small pot
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
comfort (in living place)
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to stop talking; to be silent
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
one or two; a few; small number
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
real intention; true motive; true meaning
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile