to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
number; number plate; license plate
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to grow taller (of people)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
boy; son; baby boy; young man
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
worthless; pointless; useless
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
seniority; precedence; upper seat
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
impossible; unlikely; improbable
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
way; method; means; resource; course
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn