to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
study; research; investigation
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
how long; how far; how much
individual; private person; personal; private
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
premature joy; short-lived elation
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
younger scholar; future reference
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
witnessing; observing; sighting
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)