grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
ten; 10; ten years of age
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to dye; to colour; to color
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
elder sister; effeminate man
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to blow off; to be blown off
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to subsist; to keep on living
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
moment by moment; hour by hour
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
surely; certainly; without doubt
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)