gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be smeared; to be covered
just one person; only one
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
to choke; to have trouble breathing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
so; like this; in this way
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to be transparent; to show through
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
beginning; outset; first; onset
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to be nearing death; to be dying
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
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)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
pretext; pretense; pretence
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud