abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
very much; exceedingly; extremely
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
true state; actual condition; reality
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to cease; to stop; to be over
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to order; to command; to appoint
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)