to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
failure; mistake; blunder
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
character building; formation of character; personality development
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to speak; to hear a voice
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
symbol; code; sign; notation
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
personality; character; individuality; personhood
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening