exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
moneylending; moneylender
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
how many months?; how long?
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
to have a name entered in the family register
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
100,000; hundred thousand
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
don't worry about it; forget about it
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
shopping; purchased goods
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education