pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
standard; set; routine; decided
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
covered with; stained; smeared
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
in the same way as; just like
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
recognition; acquaintance
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
inside; interior; inner part
many items; pressure of business
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to begin; to set about; to start
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
maid; helper; help; assistance
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
the way one works; one's working manner
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently