to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
attendance (at school); going to school
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
incident; affair; happening; event
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
right side; right-hand side
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
person of common sense; common sense man
society; the world; the times
for example; for instance; e.g.
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to strangle; to constrict
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way