condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
that is to say; so that means
squeaking; creaking; tightly (cram); closely (pack); barely (managing); just (getting by)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
testicle; testicles; testes
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
foreign matter; impurities
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)