hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
losing weight; slimming; lean person
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
image quality (film, video, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
subcontractor; outsourcing contractor
leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
draw (in competition); tie game
government office; public office
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends