wall clock; grandfather clock
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
secret; private; surreptitious
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
brilliant; bright; dazzling
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
genuine; authentic; true; real
trivial; not amounting to much
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to yearn for; to be in love with
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
one's house; one's home; one's family
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
powder snow; powdery snow
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind