in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
flier; flyer; fryer; frier
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
link; directory entry; rink
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
walking off with someone's bag; luggage theft; luggage thief
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
witnessing; observing; sighting
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)