dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
here and there; everywhere
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
witnessing; observing; sighting
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
polish; grinding; sharpening
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to get strong; to gain strength
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
night attack; nocturnal assault