actual profit; practical use; benefit
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
healthy; sound; wholesome
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent