few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
embodiment; realization; materialization
reality; actuality; hard fact
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
if it is the case that ...
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
instead; but (on the other hand)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
(someone else's) daughter
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of