thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
patterns of thinking; train of thought
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
successively; one after another
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
number of characters per line, page, etc.
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
within; inside of; less than
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
average height; average body height
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
labrador (breed of dog); labrador retriever
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
interior; inside; internal
intelligence gathering; information gathering
covert action; covert operations
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
high mountain; alpine mountain
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be too numerous; to be too much
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just