to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
practice; practising; experience
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
rather; sooner; preferably
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
discovery; detection; finding
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
strong person; the strong; the powerful
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air