a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
otherwise; or else; if not
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
rival; competitor; competition
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to stand on end (of hair)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to escape from; to get out
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected