cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
crying face; face of a person who is crying
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
common word; common phrase; everyday expression; jargon; lingo; argot
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
home; household; family; hearth
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to have a talk; to tell a story
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
tingling; stinging; pungently
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)