clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
besides; in addition; also; moreover
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
fast-talking; rapid talking
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
maternity leave; paternity leave
childcare leave (taken after the compulsory childcare leave); maternity leave; paternity leave
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
foreign matter; impurities
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
then; and (then); in that case; if so
awareness; realization; noticing
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
why; how; for what reason
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate