very interesting; of great interest
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
gas cartridge stove; portable stove; camp stove
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
gradually; slowly but steadily
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
rather; better; instead; if anything
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to taste; to try (food or drink)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)