thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to attempt; to test; to try out
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
comparatively; relatively
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
venom gland; poison gland
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty