resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
healthy; sound; wholesome
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
in succession; one by one
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to change (one's clothes)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
root; joint; base; crotch
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious