Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
home; household; family; hearth
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
caller; visitor; company; guest
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk