without; but if; otherwise; or else
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
infancy; childhood; tender age
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
number one; first; best; most; game; round
very likely; very probable
suggestion; hint; implication
perfect; complete; flawless
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
first meeting; first interview with
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
opposite side; opposition
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.