to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
time; hour; period; class
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to become better; to improve
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out