funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
older sister; elder sister
school of one's (first, second) choice
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
sorry; excuse me; thank you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
how long; how much; to what extent
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
special; particular; peculiar; unique
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
appearance; figure; shape; form
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more