to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
deceiving; cheating; fooling
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
dull sound; muffled sound
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
(Hawaiian) passionfruit; lilikoi
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce