piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
early post war period; immediately after the war
time; hour; season; time of the year
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
customer traffic; customers; custom
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
free (of charge); gratuitous
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
slight; insignificant; small
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
genuine article; real thing; real deal
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
secret; private; surreptitious
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness