above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
trio; gang of three; threesome
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
trembling with excitement
to show signs of; to appear
antiquity; the previous era