to complain; to make a complaint
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
loveable; very likeable; like very much
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled