poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
myself; yourself; I; me; you
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
form; shape; figure; visage
rather; sooner; preferably
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
already; now; no longer; not any more
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound