comfort; consolation; diversion
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
action; operation; effect; function
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)