character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to differ; to vary; to disagree
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
had better ...; had better not ...
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
the same generation; coeval
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
outside the country; abroad
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
since when; from when; how long
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to intervene; to stop (something)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)