something or other; one thing or another; this or that
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
gem; jewel; precious stone
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tool; implement; means; furniture
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
perfect; complete; flawless
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
myself; yourself; I; me; you
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
considerably; fairly; quite
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
considerably; greatly; a lot
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
older sister; elder sister
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case