to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
how long; how far; how much
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to jump at; to be attracted by
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety