pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
material for experiments; experimental material
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
almost; roughly; approximately
metal plate; metallic plate
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
care; precaution; guarding; caution
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
because of; owing to; due to
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire