kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to blow out; to spout out
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
feeling; sense; impression
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to go along; to walk along; to follow
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
memory; sense; experience
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
number one; first; best; most; game; round
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)