odd; strange; queer; peculiar
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
abolition of licensed prostitution
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to surround; to crowd around
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
treating someone like a child
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
serious; severe; grave; acute
dry riverbed; river beach
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
incident; affair; happening; event
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
relation; relative; kind; cordial
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses