insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
home environment; family environment
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
division into equal parts; equal parts
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
primary school; elementary school; grade school
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties); (arch.) covetousness; (arch.) greed; (arch.) avarice
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
gem; jewel; precious stone
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
manners; behavior; behaviour
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
string made from twisted paper
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp