proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to live through; to survive
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to stop in the middle of a sentence
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
should; must; -able; probably; likely
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
tension; mental strain; nervousness
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
even if; even though; however; no matter how
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
in that manner; like that
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
too much; excessively; too
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable