was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
will not do; do not; does not
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
poor physical health; bad shape
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
in order; sequential; seriatim
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire