man; male; masculine gender
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
yearned for; longed for; missed
in succession; one by one
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
husband and wife; married couple
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
palm heel; heel of the palm
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
scale; scope; plan; structure