change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
maid; helper; help; assistance
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
two persons; two people; pair; couple
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
regret; repentance; remorse
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in that manner; like that
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever