dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
unanticipated; unexpected
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture