to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
to mix; to stir; to blend
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)