rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
everywhere; all over; throughout
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors