shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
the scruff or nape of the neck
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
coarse (texture or grain)
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to slide down (snow, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
beforehand; in advance; previously
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
flour; meal; powder; dust
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm