small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
emotional strength; force of will
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume