to be entwined; to be involved
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
passage; path; route; one's way
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless