cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to have a talk; to tell a story
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
document; official papers
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
together; at the same time; same; identical
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
some people; a few people; several people
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to shake; to sway; to waver