comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
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.)
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
instability; insecurity; crankiness
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
to run through; to run past
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
nape (of the neck); nucha
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour