criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
clear writing; specification
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
summertime; summer season
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to increase; to add to; to augment
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
excess; surplus; superabundance
health; healthy; sound; fit
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
good; goodness; right; virtue
modesty; humility; being humble
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
this world; this life; world of the living
(very) patient; persevering
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
and; thereupon; because of that
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
being left out; being ostracized
whispering into a person's ear
to run down (stairs, etc.)
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
pitching ability; counter for pitches
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
the way back; the way home; return trip
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention