late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to encamp; to take up positions
womanly; feminine; womanish; effeminate
main cause; primary factor
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
commitment; pledge; promise
close to the wall; alongside the wall
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
crouch start (in a sprint)
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
to be exhausted; to be worn out
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg