root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
hello; good day; good afternoon
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
nod; inclination of the head
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
determination; resolution
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to make a lasting impression
coach's name-use license (licence)
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
shellfish; seashell; shell
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)