meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to fall ill; to be taken ill
instead; but (on the other hand)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be infected; to be contagious
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
mumps; epidemic parotitis
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
port city; harbor city; harbour city
shellfish; seashell; shell
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to walk away; to walk off
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
question; inquiry; enquiry
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry