tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
elder sister; effeminate man
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do; terrible; dreadful; frightening
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
medical questionnaire; medical interview sheet; medical history form
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
maid; helper; help; assistance
interview (with a doctor); history taking
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
document; official papers
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
please (give me); please (do for me)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to pass (of time); to elapse
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
door; gate; opening; title page
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
finish; finishing; finishing touches
tissue paper; toilet paper
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
next; following; subsequent; stage; station