-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
how many people; a number of people
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
alone; by oneself; on one's own
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with