or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to take a breath; to take a short rest
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
dull sound; muffled sound
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to be greedy; to devour greedily
at once; immediately; right now
to be needed; to be wanted
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
while; even though; despite
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in