to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to shed light; to cast light
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
exploitation; overuse; abuse
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
trainer (person who trains people or animals); sweatshirt
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to have a cramp in one's leg
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
covered with; stained; smeared
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
25th day of the month; 25 days
firm promise; definite promise