although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
patient's condition; pathology
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
by means of; due to; because of; according to
lack of appetite; anorexia
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sunlight; rays of the Sun
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to talk; to chat; to chatter
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury