to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be helpful; to be useful
succession; continuation; series; sequence
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
beginning; outset; first; onset
just past noon; afternoon
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
cooking; food preparation
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
while; even though; despite
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
when it becomes; when it comes to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly