to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to whine; to make feeble complaints
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
metre; meter; meter; gauge
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to summon courage; to be brave
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
reconciliation; make peace with
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
floor above; floor upstairs
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
leaving everything up to someone else
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
stirring; slight movement
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
sticky paper slip; sticky note
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize