useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
rather; sooner; preferably
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
inside; interior; inner part
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
one part; one portion; one section
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
way; method; means; resource; course
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to