food and drink; eating and drinking
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
story; tale; talk; discussion
number one; first; best; most; game; round
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
honorific/polite/humble prefix
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
please (give me); please (do for me)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to choke; to have trouble breathing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger