to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be reminded of; to call to mind
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door; gate; opening; title page
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
main question; real issue at hand
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
base (military, expedition, etc.)
apparently; appears to be
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
discovery; detection; finding
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
nothing but; none other than
not necessarily so; is not always true
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
secret; private; surreptitious
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference