character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
starting line; starting point
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
delusion; trick of the imagination
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
boy; son; baby boy; young man