to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to begin; to set about; to start
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
by all means; by all costs
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
as usual; as is one's habit
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
door; gate; opening; title page
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to face; to go towards; to head towards
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
street; quarter; district; area
popular person; favorite; favourite
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene