to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
smallish; on the small side
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
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 restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)