large build; large pattern
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
greater than ...; bigger ...
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
not worth considering; out of the question
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
irritation; annoyance; frustration
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
nice; likeable; desirable
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to redeem (from sin); to save
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words