to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to rock; to shake; to swing
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
spine; backbone; spinal column
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
template; run of the mill; formulaic
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
how should I know?; don't ask me
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
bedside; near one's pillow
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
prejudice; bias; distorted view
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
it's not like; it isn't as if
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden