sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
hostile nature; inimical character
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
talk; recital; narration; topic
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
process; course; mechanism
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
opposite; reverse; contrary
descendant; posterity; offspring
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
outside of; not covered by
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
like that; that way; thus
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light