safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
third day of the month; three days
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
(not so) much; (not) very
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
stairs; stairway; staircase
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
chair; stool; post; office; position
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
championship; title (of champion)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late