deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
two months later; the month after next
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
story; tale; talk; discussion
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
about; on; regarding; per; for every
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
special; particular; peculiar; unique
environment; surroundings; circumstances
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
regret; repentance; remorse
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to some extent; to a certain extent
accurate; correct; precise; exact
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
patient; unhurried; leisurely
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down