inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
only; merely; but; no more than
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
vitality; (one's) life force
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
ready-made; common-law (wife)
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
bento; Japanese box lunch
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
protracted war; war of attrition
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to have (something) innate; to be born with
family; relatives; dependents; household
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
that is to say; so that means
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression