book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
big leakage; uncontained leak
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
double; twice (as much); twofold
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
division into equal parts; equal parts
being filled with; being full of; permeation
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to become clear; to be made public
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
cooking; food preparation
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to get out of shape; to lose shape
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell