solitude; loneliness; isolation
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
germination; sprouting; budding
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to come and go; to go back and forth
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
rating; classification; allocation; grading
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
cut; reduction; curtailment
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
should time and circumstances permit
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
general; popular; common; typical
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
double; twice (as much); twofold
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
good humour (humor); good mood
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover