purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
chicken broth; chicken soup
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
himself; yourself; herself
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
no!; no no!; no, not at all
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
breath; breathing; tone; mood
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
future; possible; potential; prospective