to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to see through; to see the true nature of something
speech and conduct; words and deeds
being startled; getting a shock
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to like; to love; to be fond of
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption