company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
attenuation; damping; decay
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
simple; easy; convenient; handy
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
property; fortune; assets
subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy
tax-saving measure; tax-reduction strategy
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
unique; peculiar; singular
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
professional; careerman; worker
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to give directions; to issue instructions
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
moment's leisure; free minute
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)