stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
breath; breathing; tone; mood
and then; and so; and; so then
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to reflect; to throw back light
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
totally naked; buck naked
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
number of times; frequency; count
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to thrust before; to thrust at