subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
the same rank; equality; apposition
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
thereupon; shortly thereafter
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
outsider; someone outside of a group
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
destination (one is heading towards); goal
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about