ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to collect; to assemble; to gather
precarious situation; precarious state
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to do for (the sake of someone else)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to accept; to receive; to agree
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate