unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
in the same manner as before; the same as always
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
with a bump; with a clunk
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
ago; since; before; previous
naughty child; unruly child
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
hey there; I say; see here
to cover fully; to wrap around
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to mark the end; to spell the end
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
walking heavily; lumbering