to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
height (of body); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to watch steadily; to stare
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to apologize; to apologise
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)