cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
appearance; expression; manifestation
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
man; male; masculine gender
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
taking a commemorative photo
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
patient's condition; pathology
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed