to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
every evening; night after night
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
the other day; lately; recently
to make sense; to be meaningful
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
good-for-nothing; worthless
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability