song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
mockery; derision; ridicule
children's story; fairy tale
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
all times and places; all ages and countries
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to attempt; to test; to try out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
forcibly; against one's will
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
word game; wordplay; playing with words
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to raise one's voice; to shout
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
vocal sound; tone of voice
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to mind; to care; to worry
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double