to be badly made; to fail
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
such; like that; in that way
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
contradiction; inconsistency
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to step over or across; to overcome
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
riskiness; (level of) danger
appearance; figure; shape; form
being concerned about or mindful of
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently