poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
kitchen; financial situation
contest; comparison; competition
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to get between; to be caught in
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
bad boy; naughty child; brat
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
light; easy; non-serious; minor
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed