tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
evening; early night hours
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
here and there; everywhere
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
wherein; therein; thereinto