proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
choices; alternatives; options
presence; sitting with; being with
himself; yourself; herself
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to state; to express; to mention
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to gain strength; to have energy
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
second day of the month; two days
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to crack; to develop a crack
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care