to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
almost; roughly; approximately
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
book; volume; this; present; main; head
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to finish reading; to read through
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
something like ...; something called ...
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
while; even though; despite
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
moisture; humidity; dampness
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
in this way; thus; such; uh...
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)