metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
maintenance; preservation; improvement
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (1937 novel by JRR Tolkien)
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
triangle; triangular shape
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to get help; to enlist aid
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
natto (fermented soybeans)
overanxiety; needless worry
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
kitchen; financial situation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do