loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
Julian; Julien; Jullian; Jurian
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
to look young; to seem young
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
national constituency; nationwide publicity; being known all over the country
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to head home; to leave for home
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
homo-; homo; (male) homosexual; homozygote; homozygous; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates that includes modern humans)
weird; disgusting; sickening
to feel inferior; to feel small
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
caustic words; defiant words
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)