introduction; presentation; referral; listing
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
tool; implement; means; furniture
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
management studies; business administration (study of)
medical book; medical journal
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
chair; stool; post; office; position
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
growth period; growing season