instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
referral fee; introduction fee
how much; how many; however
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
tool; implement; means; furniture
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
restoration; repair; mending
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
expression; presentation; representation; notation
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to feel; to sense; to experience
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
feeling of envy; jealous feeling