excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
beauty of slender female legs
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
interests and preferences
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
hospitality; treating like a guest
to burst open; to pop; to split
full ripeness; full maturity
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
last ray of hope; only hope
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
pieces of meat (often sold in a pack); shaved meat
fish dealer; fresh fish retailer; fishmonger
illegitimate child; secret love child
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another