cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
price; cost; value; worth; value
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to give; to do (something) for
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
both sides; two sides; double-sided
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
way (of doing); manner; method; means
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to cut off (a relationship)
to keep a watchful eye on
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy