fat; tallow; lard; grease
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to be photographed; to be projected
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
to be infected; to be contagious
to look young; to seem young
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
article; item; thing; goods; wares
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
doctrinal discussion; jurisprudence
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
last chapter (book, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking