to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dukedom; duchy; principality
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
same trade; same business; same profession
approximate age; age range
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
to lose one's way; to get lost
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
killing time; staving off boredom
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid