sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
extended leave; long vacation
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
covered with; stained; smeared
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
clothes; clothing; garments
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
cost of one's food; one's board
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant