exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
self-defense; self-defence
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to freeze; to refrigerate
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
safety; welfare; well-being
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
subject (of memo, email, etc.); title
surname; family name; last name
telephone book; telephone directory
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
home delivery (of food); outside catering
public agency; public institution
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house