every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
curl; curly hair; ringlet
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
one's house; one's home; one's family
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
trouble; bother; annoyance
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
I shouldn't say this, but
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
odorless; odourless; unscented
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to say; to tell; to state; to do
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore