secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
big frame; large figure; huge body
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
calm; composed; leisurely
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
on the occasion of; at the time of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to become frayed; to become loose
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)