laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
serious; severe; grave; acute
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
is that so?; I see; right; oh
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
as (for); for; in the capacity of
gradually; slowly but steadily
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to pass (of time); to elapse
first generation; founder
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
3rd day of the month; three days
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important