mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to become better; to improve
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
(writing, painting) brush
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
how long; how far; how much
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
after that; afterwards; thereafter
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
pale; pallid; bluish-white
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
of no interest; not interested
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits