proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
mission; delegation; transmission
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to taste; to savor; to relish
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
growth period (in children)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to be born; to come into the world
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to be parted from; to be separated
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
personage; person (deserving of respect)
my husband; one's family; family member