to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to degenerate; to lapse into
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to play with; to toy with; to tease
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to cause to swell; to inflame
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
woman; lady; adult female
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
chasing after women; womanizing
about when; about what time; how soon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
minimum; at the very least
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time