yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to shake; to waver; to tremble
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
(not so) much; (not) very
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
genuine article; real thing; real deal
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
corridor; hallway; passageway
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
un-; non-; negative prefix
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
extensive knowledge; erudition
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
not understanding; not knowing
as you see; as you can see