top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
bringing; taking; carrying
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
active; dynamic; energetic
great difference; big difference; wide margin
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
for today; for the time being
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
association; union; guild
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
maritime; marine transportation
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
nonetheless; nevertheless
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
a little bit; a little while
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness