on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
leader; guide; mentor; coach
closing time; lockup; curfew
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
news programme; news program
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
in the city; within the city
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to become familiar (to one's ears)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
high laced shoes or boots
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to put one's hand on; to touch