fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
smallish; on the small side
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
filtration; filtering; percolation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
transparency; degree of clearness
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
source of worry; source of distress
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
action; operation; effect; function
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to attempt; to test; to try out
foreign matter; impurities
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
hello; good day; good afternoon
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
food; food products; foodstuffs
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing