letter; missive; note; mail
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
central part; heart (of a city)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
chair; stool; post; office; position
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
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
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make