often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
before and after (e.g. photos)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
over-fond parent; doting parent
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
blood relationship; blood relative
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
to become better; to improve
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
sleepwalker; somnambulist