errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
like this; this sort; this way
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
inside; interior; inner part
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
way of eating; how to eat
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
how; in what way; how about; questionable
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake