to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
growing child's hearty appetite
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to peel; to skin; to pare
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in comparison to; rather than
misanthropy; misanthropist
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
loveable; very likeable; like very much
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be needed; to be wanted
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
quarrel; dispute; argument
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding