waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
sentiment; sentimentality
to comfort; to console; to amuse
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
physical condition; state of health; shape
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
many people; a large number of people
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
street; quarter; district; area
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
semi-formal kimono for women; visiting (gala) dress
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget