failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
paste; glue; clothing starch
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
one's own style; self-taught manner
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
without trouble; easily; readily
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
getting (very) cold; becoming (much) colder; chill; cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
according to plan; as planned; on target
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
moving while the brakes are applied but before they start to slow the vehicle down
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait