neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
time; season; period; phase; stage
grasp; catch; understanding
one thin flat object; one sheet
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
ability; capability; competence; skill
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
surroundings; circumference
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
everyday life; daily life
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
a pair (of shoes or socks)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
unique; peculiar; special
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation