-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to thrust away; to send flying
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
neat and clean; tidy; trim
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
round; circular; spherical
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
how many nights; some nights; several nights; a number of nights
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to rub into; (arch.) to teach; (arch.) to train; (arch.) to educate
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to come to a mutual understanding; to cancel mutually (contract, etc.)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)