chair; stool; post; office; position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
story; tale; talk; discussion
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
same; similar; (just) like; equal
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicate reason; infers some protest
very; extremely; excessively
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
after that; afterwards; thereafter