so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
please (give me); please (do for me)
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
many; much; plenty; hardly
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
older sister and younger brother
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
being good at cooking; good cook
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
number of articles; quantity
in proportion to; just as much as
very; extremely; excessively
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck