car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
(punishment by) striking with fists
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to have a meal; to take a meal
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
wicked tongue; abusive language
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
eating quickly; speed-eating
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
instead; but (on the other hand)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
political measures; policy
reign; being on the throne
after death; posthumously
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick