tall figure; high stature
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
leather cover; leather binding
dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
environment; circumstance
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to badger; to pester; to beg
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
taste; liking; preference
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
shellfish; seashell; shell
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
celebration of a child's seventh day
continuation; succession; series