to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
identifiable; personalized
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
(not) so much; (not) that much
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
support; backing; patronage
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling