to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
hating; strongly disliking
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to mix; to stir; to blend
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
gale; violent (strong) wind
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
body; physique; build; stature
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
a few seconds; several seconds
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire