he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
of course; certainly; naturally
distant place; faraway location; far away
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
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)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please