real intention; true motive; true meaning
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
high rating; good reputation
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
difference; variation; difference
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
exactly as stated; verbatim
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to take a breath; to take a short rest