nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
twice; again; second time
annual (plant); first-year student
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
company; corporation; workplace
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
short and stout; small but wide around
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
for use by children; for children
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass