lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
by myself; in person; by oneself
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
opposite side; opposition
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum