skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
besides; in addition; also; moreover
middle of the night; dead of night
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
original story; original version; this volume
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be helpful; to be useful
wound suffered in a fight
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
outside of one's area of expertise
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
godparent; first person to give something its name
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to like; to love; to be fond of
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
outside of; not covered by
different opinion; objection
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location