various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
serious; not joking; straight
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
how; in what way; by what means
(barbed) wire entanglements
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
what do you want?; can I help you?
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
even if; even though; however; no matter how
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
shopping; purchased goods
unexpected meeting; coincidence
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much