to spend time (on doing something)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to some extent; to a certain extent
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
loving something but being very bad at it
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
exactly as stated; verbatim
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to put someone to trouble
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to put one's life on the line