to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
trivial; not amounting to much
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
elder sister; effeminate man
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
as you see; as you can see
to serve; to work for; to attend
older sister; elder sister
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
that's a different matter; that's a different story
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
rebirth; new birth; nascent
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
these guys; these fellows
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
sympathy; compassion; pity
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
less than ...; smaller ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion