counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to know (a person); to think
healthy; sound; wholesome
exception; exclusion; to omit; to disallow (e.g. in a sport after a rule is broken); to reject (e.g. faulty product)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
standard; set; routine; decided
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to run a shop; to have a shop
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
considerably; fairly; quite
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy