substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to need; to call for; to require
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
good-for-nothing; worthless
easy to read; legible; clear
simmer; bubble out; flow out
recent photograph or photography
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
moisture; humidity; dampness
clear; precise; definite; distinct
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
after use; after occurring
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude