something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
(within a) territory; domains
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
red deer (Cervus elaphus)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
8th day of the month; eight days
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
role; part; job; assignment
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
reform; reformation; reorganization
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
good correspondent; ready writer
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to write incorrectly (e.g. character); to make a mistake in writing
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
wrong; different; not like that
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
a little; a bit; slightly
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof