to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
first meeting; first interview with
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
ago; since; before; previous
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
cultivation; nurture; culture
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
special; particular; peculiar; unique
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
such; this sort of; like this
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
and yet; though; when; in spite of
that's too bad; too bad for you!
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
in this manner; in this way; like this
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight