to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
double; twice (as much); twofold
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
addition; adding; supplement
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to become attached; to begin to love
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
moderately; in moderation
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
very shy person; bashful person
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to maintain; to continue to have
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
a long time (since the last time)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to collapse; to flop (onto)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
appearance; expression; manifestation
to breathe out; to exhale
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety