cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
charming; bewitching; coquettish
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
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)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
hello; good day; good afternoon
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
yen (currency of Japan); circle
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to recall; to remember; to recollect
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
insurance; guarantee; warranty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun