to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to look down on; to make light of
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
descendant; progeny; offspring
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
diplomatic; diplomatically
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to exert oneself; to make efforts
society; the world; the times
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
main; principal; chief; primary; major
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
looking slender in clothing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
body; physique; build; stature
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
whispering into a person's ear
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom