praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
permission; approval; authorization; license
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
directly opposite; right in front
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
stifled (laughter); simmering
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
have a good day; take care; see you
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
they; those guys; those fellows
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
brown; light brown; tawny
tall figure; high stature
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
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)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish