subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to be infected; to be contagious
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
one's family; family member
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
lost article; something forgotten
younger brother and sister
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to surge; to well up; to gush out
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)