again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
beginning; outset; first; onset
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
gem; jewel; precious stone
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
kitchen; financial situation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
old couple; elderly couple
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
that's the way it is; such is life
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
in proportion to; just as much as
all; entire; whole; altogether
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in