ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
process; course; mechanism
killing two birds with one stone
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to become better; to improve
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
one after another; in rapid succession
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
offering a cup (of sake) in return
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(social) position; status
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be settled; to be brought to an end
go on!; right!; here goes!
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
come out!; where are you?
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to push aside; to push one's way through
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
school building; schoolhouse
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)