strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
how; in what way; how about; questionable
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to have a reason; to have an excuse
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
initiation fee; admission fee
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
delusion; trick of the imagination
at once; immediately; right now
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work