size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
reopening; resumption; restarting
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
along the road; along the way
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to stiffen; to become stiff
sign; indication; omen; symptom
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
homosexuality; homosexual love
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer