few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
stagnant water; still water; water stopping
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
arm; skill; efforts; ability
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pride; boast; credit (to)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
of course; certainly; naturally
here and there; everywhere
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember