grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
for a while; for some time; for a period
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
laxative; purgative; evacuant
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
surmise; guess; inference
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
finish; end; completion; result
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate