main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
maid; helper; help; assistance
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
highlighter; highlighter pen
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
time; hour; period; class
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...