this world; this life; world of the living
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
2nd day of the month; two days
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to gather; to collect; to assemble
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
of course; certainly; naturally
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")