perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
door; gate; opening; title page
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
spine (of book); binding (of book)
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
basket; basketball; basket cloth
young noblewoman; princess
Gamera (giant flying turtle monster in the Kaiju film series)
great emperor; ... the Great
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
three days and three nights
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)