valuable article; valuables
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to encamp; to take up positions
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
place; room; margin; scope
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
not necessarily so; is not always true
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
name; given name; first name
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
way of eating; how to eat