secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
general; popular; common; typical
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
number of articles; number of items; quantity
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
within the family; in the home; domestic
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
perfect; complete; flawless
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
stirring; rousing oneself
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
mending; repair; darning; patching up
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
how; in what way; how about; questionable
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
on bad terms; at loggerheads
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard