story; tale; talk; discussion
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
shady; underhanded; questionable
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to step back; to walk backwards
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
spare time; free time; leisure time
algebra; number of generations (e.g. in imperial succession)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
social status; social position
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
form; method; system; formula
discovery; detection; finding
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
discount coupon or ticket
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
human-interest article; page-three news; police news