childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
older brother and younger sister
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to govern; to manage; to subdue
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)