to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to hand over; to surrender
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
although I say; although one might say; although called
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
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.)
three; three years of age
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to be moved back (e.g. date, rank, order); to be postponed; to be borrowed (of a number in subtraction)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something