rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
report; notification; registration
10th day of the month; ten days
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
older sister; elder sister
3rd day of the month; three days
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
7th day of the month; seven days
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)