dividing into four; quartering
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
impression given by a painting or image
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
shyness; bashfulness; shame
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to grow; to develop; to grow up
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
by today; before the day is over
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
camping; campground; making camp
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
(made of) stone; stone-built
to be busy at work; to work diligently
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)