to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
depression; recession; slump
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
image; figure; figure; form; image
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
writing on someone's behalf
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person