several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
question; inquiry; enquiry
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to step forward; to take a step forward
to spend time (on doing something)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
of tender years; very young
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
the other day; a few days ago
older employee who does not have much actual work
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
battlefield; battleground
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
another kind; distinct species; variety
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other