faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
like this; this sort; this way
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
company president; manager; director
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
instant; moment; for an instant
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
study of foreign languages; linguistics
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself