useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be worried; to be troubled
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
close to the wall; alongside the wall
true character; real nature
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
drop (e.g. of water); drip
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation