to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
New Year's pine decorations
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
had better ...; had better not ...
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice