whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
go on!; right!; here goes!
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
simmering; (boiling) gently
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
very loose; slowly; leisurely
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable