very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
now that you say that; now that you mention it
together; at the same time; same; identical
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
stimulating; exciting; provocative
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
bento; Japanese box lunch
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
difficult to ...; hard to ...
private citizen; civilian
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
reading too much into (what ... says)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout