gender; distinction of sex; sex
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
several people; a few people
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
first meeting; first interview with
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
having said that; on the other hand
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(electric) torch; flashlight
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
no!; no no!; no, not at all
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
very likely; very probable
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
thicket; coppice; brushwood
low (level, value, price, etc.)
chopping board; cutting board
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death