uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
way of asking; way of listening; listener
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
verification of accounts; checking figures; arithmetic check
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
infant; baby; little child
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; having spaces available (of a parking lot)
to head home; to leave for home
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty