gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
discrimination; discernment; identification
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to approach; to draw near
leg band (e.g. on bird or hospital patient); ring; anklet
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of