constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
imagination; supposition; guess
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated