honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
had better ...; had better not ...
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
training; drill; practice; discipline
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
teacher; instructor; professor
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
slapping the opponent with the open hand
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
tone (of voice); manner of talking
main cause; primary factor
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly