single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
conduit (pipe); water pipe
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
some people; a few people; several people
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
together; mutually; fellow
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to suit; to match; to become; to be like