to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
late at night; at a late hour
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
at first; in the beginning; originally
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light