to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
elementary; basic; rudimentary
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to blow out; to spout out
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
yoke; constraints; oppression
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
good humour (humor); good mood
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
second-year student; biennial
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)