kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
androgynous; gender-neutral
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
taste; flavor; taste; liking
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
personification; anthropomorphization
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
infant; baby; little child
surely (not); certainly (not)
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
to pretend; to act (as if)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
one's view (opinion) of men
diss; dissing; disrespect
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to frolic about; to mess around
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive