smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
museum; reference library; archive; record office
family structure; family composition; family makeup
statue; picture; picture revealing character
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
appearance; figure; shape; form
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
cave; cavern; den; grotto
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
distant look; faraway look
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
entrant (into a country); immigrant
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family