skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in one's own way or style
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
body; physical system; (the) person
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)