being good at thoughtfulness for others; thoughtful and considerate person
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to think too much; to be over-concerned
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
a person without a single relative
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
medical expenses; doctor's bill
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
starvation; famine; hunger
simple; straightforward; problem-free; hopeless (person); impossible; the end
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
top recommendation; something highly recommended
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin