switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
innumerable; countless; numberless
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
use; utilization; utilisation; application
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
memory; sense; experience
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
infancy; childhood; tender age
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
police officer; policeman; constable
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to wash away; to rinse off
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)