scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
creation of heaven and earth
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that