cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
adopted daughter; foster daughter
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
drawing a sword; drawn sword
striking with the back of the sword
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
impression; strong belief; conviction
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff