spider's thread; spider silk
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
sympathy; compassion; pity
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
letter; missive; note; mail
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
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)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
such; this sort of; like this
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
control; management (e.g. of a business)
inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing; not thorough; indefinite; half-way
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged