poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
something like ...; something called ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
deep affection; dear; beloved
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
I couldn't care less; not caring less
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
left breast; left side of the chest
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding