root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
tingling; stinging; pungently
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
the ocean; the great deep
white background; blank; female virgin
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
four corners; four ordinal directions
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to suppress one's emotions
four (long cylindrical things)
literally; to the letter; literal
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to continue to rain or snow
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
fear of heights; acrophobia
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)