the reverse; other side; lining
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
entry; approach; penetration
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
beforehand; in advance; previously
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
discovery; detection; finding
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to think of; to come up with
much less; to say nothing of
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
ditch; drain; gutter; trench