to grimace; to make a wry face
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to look around; to survey
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Japanese-style writing desk
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
tendency; trend; inclination
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to make a speech; to address
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
older sister; elder sister