kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to understand; to make out
story of one's experiences
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)
scope; extent; scope (i.e. an optical device); scope (of a name binding)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
distress; wretched condition
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
green grass; young (fresh) grass
spring water; clear (pure) water
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
outrageous lie; outright lie
to be resolved; to make up one's mind; to steel oneself; to come to a decision
objection; dissent; protest
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on