to be stingy; to be tightfisted
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
blood concentration; blood level
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to fall off; to tumble down
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
moisture; humidity; dampness
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
haberdashery; sundries store
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious