what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
trembling from fear; trembling all over
sleepover; overnight stay
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
woman; female; feminine gender
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
common front; united front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing