no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
confidentially; privately; off the record
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
processed goods; finished goods
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
person who has rendered distinguished service
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
gem; jewel; precious stone
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
snake; serpent; large snake
to breathe out; to exhale
to crawl out of; to creep out of
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to try to do; to attempt to do
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much