first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
extensive knowledge; erudition
well versed; thorough knowledge
literary woman; talented woman
secular life; workaday world
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to pass each other; to cross paths
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
cashmere (fiber, yarn, fleece, clothing, etc. from the cashmere goat)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to walk in on; to tread upon
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike
fuel consumption; gas mileage
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil