elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
as a child; when one was a child
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
dog lover; person who loves dogs
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
book; volume; this; present; main; head
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
junior high school student; middle school pupil
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
serious; not joking; straight
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
danger; peril; hazard; risk