between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
24 hours; twenty-four hours
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(one's) countenance; face
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
true character; true heart; true spirit
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
a second time; again; once more; twice
to repeat; to do over again
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to live; to reside; to inhabit
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
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
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
don't you think?; indicates question
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
silence (not speaking); muteness
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition