hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
ordinary; common; mediocre
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to ask; to enquire; to query
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
one's house; one's home; one's family
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to keep away; to keep at a distance
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
simply; merely; only; solely
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
form; shape; figure; visage
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy