to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
hiss; fizz; woosh; swish; whiz
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to burst open; to pop; to split
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
high mountain; alpine mountain
in the face of; in defiance of
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
naked eye; the physical eye
eight (long cylindrical things)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
round shape; circle; circular form
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
here and there; in places
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
eruption; volcanic eruption
composition; constitution
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
a considerable number; a fair number
normal duties; (one's) regular work
room for growth; potential; promise
separate case; another matter
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite