to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
disabled person; handicapped person
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
if you think about it; come to think of it
to need; to require; to take; to demand
nowadays; these days; at present
great person; great figure; person of great character
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
both people are superb in skill (and thus it is hard to rank them)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend; making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
at the meeting; on the occasion
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
secret meeting; secret conference; closed-door session
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
water temperature (esp. bath)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)