to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
viaduct; overhead bridge; overpass; land bridge (biogeography)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to feel depressed; to be down
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
instant; moment; for an instant
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
tension; mental strain; nervousness
name; given name; first name
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
agricultural community; farm village; rural
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago