plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
upper half of the body; upper body
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
number of times; frequency; count
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to redeem (from sin); to save
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
one more time; once more; once again
to badger; to pester; to beg
way (of doing); manner; method; means
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
physical strength; muscle strength
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
unfairness; injustice; partiality
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to attempt; to test; to try out