kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
covered in mud; mud-caked
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
by myself; in person; by oneself
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
jumping to a wrong conclusion
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences