family; members of a family
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to become empty; to be emptied
to push aside; to push one's way through
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
lost article; something forgotten
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
step; stride; counter for steps
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
by any means, fair or foul
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to shut in; to confine; to contain
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
older brother and younger sister
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to bring back; to restore
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
to be perturbed; to be agitated
running away; escaping on foot
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
again (and again); once again; yet again
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy