restoration; repair; mending
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
on one hand; on the other hand
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
protest; refutation; pleading
to wash away; to rinse off
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
spine; backbone; spinal column
the place for; the time for; the level of
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
still (continuing); as ever; further
for today; for the time being