what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
here and there; everywhere
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
consumer electronics; home appliances
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
this world; this life; world of the living
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
observation; survey; watching
to erase all trace of something
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
plural; multiple; several