to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
a few years ago; some years back
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
conviction; belief; confidence
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
many; much; plenty; hardly
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to be badly made; to fail
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
competent; suitable; qualified
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
at work; in the midst of work; working
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
personal use; private use; private business; personal business