long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to drizzle; to become bleary (eyes)
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
feel (of a material); texture
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
madder red; dark red; crimson
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
there, there; kiss it better; (lit.) pain, pain, fly away
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
something wrapped in cloth
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
honest; incorruptible; integrity
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate