response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
besides; in addition; also; moreover
presence; sitting with; being with
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
nausea; sickness in the stomach
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
living room (Western style); sitting room
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
in order; in turn; one by one
great difference; big difference; wide margin
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips