(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
person unfit for society; misfit
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
coincident with; while; simultaneously
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
how many years; how long; what year
to correct oneself; to restate
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
not counting (as anything significant)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
sincere; earnest; serious
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement