adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to look around; to survey
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to gather; to collect; to assemble
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
adds force or indicates command
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
survival; survivor; relic
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry