I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
being bunched up together; being crowded together
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
sick person; patient; invalid
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to make an appeal; to urge
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
westward trip; trip to the West
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
river management; river improvement; flood control