mum; mom; mummy; the missus
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
fair and square; open and aboveboard
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
pitch dark; total darkness
in search of; in order to look for
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
record high; all-time high
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic