publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
home area; home town; local
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
somewhat below; slightly below
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
you could say; you might say; verging on the
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
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