idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
menopause; change of life
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
until now; so far; up to the present
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
call; summons; convening; convocation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on