selection; choice; option
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
duty; function; office; mission; task
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to fold up; to fold into layers
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to complain; to make a complaint
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
homeroom; form room; form class
to throw open; to leave open
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
school inter-class ball-game competition
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
some people; a few people; several people
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
participation; joining; entry; adherence
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to have a talk; to tell a story
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
sports ground; sports oval
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on