characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
hydrogen sulphide; hydrogen sulfide; sulphuretted hydrogen; sulfuretted hydrogen
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
the other day; a few days ago
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to ask a question; to ask questions
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
immediately; right away; on the spot
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to be hesitant; to feel timid