to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
vacant or unoccupied room
to be lacking in options; to be too few
meeting place; assembly hall
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
granted that; even if; even though
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
relations; members of extended family
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
I don't want to boast but
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
one example of (when there are more examples)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to put into the mouth; to eat
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
parent-child relationship
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
good young man; agreeable youth
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
(circuit) tester; micrometer
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
something small; something petty; trifle
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to cause a person trouble