eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
way (of doing); manner; method; means
rolled Japanese-style omelette
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
desperately; for one's dear life
near the pond; edge of a pond
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
attendance (at school); going to school
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to face; to go towards; to head towards
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wintertime; winter season
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of