to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
young master; young gentleman
to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
sidelocks; hair at the temples
to snatch from; to steal from
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
about; concerning; as to; regarding
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
treating somebody to one delicious meal after the other
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to lend an ear to; to listen to
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
that's right; yes; uh-huh
previous preconception; previous engagement
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love