to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
reading aloud; recitation
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
villain; baddie; the villain's part
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
digital versatile disc; DVD
to be rearranged or transposed
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
healthy; sound; wholesome
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
one's own work; making by oneself
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
supporter; helper; aid provider; patron
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
how many people; a number of people
indicate reason; infers some protest
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later