sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
the way back; the way home; return trip
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
calamity; misfortune; disaster
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to speak; to say; to vocalize
for a while; for some time; for a period
to lie down; to throw oneself down
endless; boundless; everlasting
gem; jewel; precious stone
(political) power; authority; influence
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
living thing; living creature; animal; life
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
someone; a certain person
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted