blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
go that far; to that extent
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
single word; a few words; brief comment
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
sales promotion; hard selling
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
jumping to a hasty conclusion
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
loveable; very likeable; like very much
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
such; this sort of; like this
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
edge of the eaves; house frontage
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
way of speaking; intimation
suggestion; hint; implication
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to increase; to add to; to augment
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
not yet known; unknown; strange
how many years; how long; what year