to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
first-aid; emergency (aid)
centre; center; center fielder
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
a glance; a look; a glimpse
directly opposite; right in front
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to dye; to colour; to color
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
calm; composed; cool; quiet
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean