to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
reinforcement; strengthening
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to pass (of time); to elapse
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
two (long cylindrical things)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
go that far; to that extent
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to shake; to sway; to waver
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
very important person; super star; super big shot
major war; great war; world war
impossible; unlikely; improbable
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
it is not (like that) either
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to look around; to survey