good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
warp; curvature; curve; arch
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
your husband; her husband
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
just one person; only one
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to be helpful; to be useful
older brother and younger sister
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
since one was born; (in) all one's life
gasping; breathing heavily
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape