dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to pile up; to accumulate
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to look around; to survey
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
book; volume; this; present; main; head
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
item; something that one "just has to have"
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
and yet; though; when; in spite of
after a long time; for the first time in a while