home position; origin; usual place (for something)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
right physique for an easy delivery
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
capacity; volume; capacitance
pressure; oppression; suppression
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)