Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
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)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (one's eyes) wide
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain