great; grand; extensive; large-scale
snail's pace; slow progress
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
mho (unit of conductance)
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
brown; light brown; tawny
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
to become fraught with emotion
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
one-by-one; separately; in detail
male instincts; male frivolity
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
one example of (when there are more examples)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to close (one's eyes); to shut
order; sequence; procedure