inside; interior; inner part
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
light and darkness; light and shade
(set of) facial features; looks
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to strip; to peel; to tear off
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
everything; anything; nothing
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up