to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
(walking) stick; cane; wand
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
tasteless and odorless; bland
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
furnishings; implements; equipment
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world