to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
clearing one's throat; cough
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
arm; skill; efforts; ability
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
confusion; mixing; merger
peas; garden peas; field peas
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
four-legged tray for festive food
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
way (of doing); manner; method; means
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
finally; in the end; on top of all that
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
together; at the same time; same; identical
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
perfect; complete; flawless
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
writing; composition; essay; sentence
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
river; stream; River; the ... river
to badger; to pester; to beg
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
insect catching; bug catching
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated