to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
world; society; people; the public
strong opposition; vehement opposition
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
curious; strange; unusual
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
exemplar; model; example; pattern
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
drawing ability; skill at art
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in