that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
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)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
contrived; false-sounding
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
upper half of the body; upper body
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste