to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
old man; venerable gentleman
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
regular game; regular-season game
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
now; the present time; just now; another; more
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
name; given name; first name
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
height (of body); stature
metre; meter; meter; gauge
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
overseas student; exchange student
senega (species of milkwort, Polygala senega)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent