to mix; to include; to entwine threads of various colours (colors)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart
dry orgasm (of a male); reaching orgasm without ejaculating
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down); to strum (a stringed instrument); to pluck
to dunk (e.g. food in a drink)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
jet bath spa; whirlpool bath; jacuzzi
to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
person who moves a lot for their job; family who moves a lot for the primary breadwinner's job
to push away; to push aside; to shove
drinking at home (as opposed to going out)
one's heart; one's mind (feelings, bosom)
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
complete revocation; total retraction
female role (e.g. in film); female part; occupation deemed fit for a woman; passive role in a male homosexual relationship
passing (e.g. of a typhoon); going past
cram-free education; pressure-free education
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
atonement; redemption; compensation
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate