to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
pride; dignity; self-respect
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
point in common; common feature
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
master; teacher; stable master
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
stochastic; probabilistic
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to make a speech; to address
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up