sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
nothing but; none other than
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
next generation; future generation
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
critical (condition); serious
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
connection; link; relationship
direct descent; direct line
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
small number; few; minority
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
error; mistake; slip; bug
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to be born; to come into this world
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to put one's hand on; to touch
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be silent; to say nothing
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")