or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
otherwise; or else; if not
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
until now; so far; up to the present
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to take; to catch; to capture
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
adult cat; fully-grown cat
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to be annoying; to be troublesome; to be a burden
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
changing room; dressing room; locker room
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage