does not seem; unlikely; improbable
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to squeeze out; to wring out
most part; greater part; majority
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to harm; to cause harm to
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
Baden (Switzerland); Virden (Canada)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
biological younger sister
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
time; season; period; phase; stage
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
only recently; just of late
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time