civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
counter for books; volume
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; stealing
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
surely; certainly; without doubt
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
trouble; bother; annoyance
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
forcibly; against one's will
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to redeem (from sin); to save
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
what with this and that; for a number of reasons