difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
contrived; false-sounding
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to give the stamp of approval
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
genuine; authentic; true; real
popular person; favorite; favourite
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
I see; that's right; indeed
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
several people; a few people
to wait and see; to see how the land lies