interest (in something); enthusiasm
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one's own work; making by oneself
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
covered with; stained; smeared
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
imagination; supposition; guess
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the place for; the time for; the level of
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to throw into; to toss into
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period