many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
window-shopping; window-gazing
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
periodic; regular; routine
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
for use by children; for children
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
rich person; wealthy person
one's own child; one's own children
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
interior design; interior; upholstery
shoes strictly prohibited
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky