to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
verbal message; word (from someone)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
patient; having a long fuse
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
true character; real nature
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to taste; to try (food or drink)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
short pause; short interval
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to find fault with; to question
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
otherwise; or else; if not
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)