to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
light brown; golden brown
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to have troubles; to have concerns
frequency (of occurrence)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
freely; frankly; without reserve
to go along; to walk along; to follow
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...