OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
several people; a few people
wounded person; injured person
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to do for (the sake of someone else)
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
each place; various places
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
block (of wood); chip; splinter
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move