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; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
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)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
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 become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
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 stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
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
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
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