to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to become pale; to turn pale
meaning; significance; sense
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
preface; introduction; preamble
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
dead person; deceased person
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
settlement; solution; resolution
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
question; inquiry; enquiry
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(top) half naked; naked above the waist