ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it
strange; odd; queer; peculiar; weird
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
right (to do something); authority; power
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
ardent; passionate; vehement
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
now that; since; so long as; because
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to stand on end (of hair)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
annotation; explanatory note; comment
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (in a hotel); suite
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
one revolution; one rotation
co-sleeping; sleeping together
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
dividing into four; quartering
denting; buckling; giving (in); bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off