toxin; poisonous substance
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to give; to do (something) for
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
refining; purification; careful manufacture
to hit hard; to strike hard
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
an issue being settled; a case being closed
globular shape; spherical shape
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
a little bit; a little while
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
in search of; in order to look for
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
conflict; fighting each other
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
according to the calculations; as far as calculations are concerned; computationally
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
now that you say that; now that you mention it
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
fields (of rice and other crops)
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
watering hole; watering place
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm