sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
these guys; these fellows
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to be free; to be available
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
chopping board; cutting board
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
late at night; at a late hour
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
maintenance; preservation; improvement
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
treating someone like a child
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake