to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
while; during; while; although; all; both
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
again; once more; a second time
senior high school; high school
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
family vacation; family trip
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do