subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
flour; meal; powder; heroin
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
question; inquiry; enquiry
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
endless; boundless; everlasting
don't worry about it; forget about it
without cause; without reason
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
match (for lighting a fire)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
how much; how many; to what extent
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
sincere; honest; faithful
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
several times; a few times