to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to mature (esp. by fermentation); to ripen (e.g. wine, cheese); to be properly aged; (arch.) to rot
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
equality; uniformity; evenness
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
standing; reserve; always having ready
to chase; to run after; to pursue
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
all (there is); as long as there is
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
manners; behavior; behaviour
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
expression of love; showing love
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
great trouble; difficulty
to need; to call for; to require
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma