isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to burrow through; to dig through
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
so; like this; in this way
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
contrabass; double bass; bass
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
in low spirits; dejected; sad
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
even if not; even without
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of