maid; helper; help; assistance
directions; instructions; orders; command
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
tenth day of the month; ten days
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
until now; so far; up to the present
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
being startled; getting a shock
broken; intermittent; disconnected
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone