plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
and; thereupon; because of that
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
gradually; slowly but steadily
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
Asura realm; scene of carnage
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to go past; to pass; to pass by
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period