minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
over-fond parent; doting parent
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
delay; putting off; procrastination
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to watch over; to watch attentively
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
sympathy; compassion; pity
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
disclosure; exposure; revelation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
official business; public business