tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
this (very thing); this precisely
to be entwined; to be involved
to take over; to hand over
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
this world; this life; world of the living
all (there is); as long as there is
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
delay; putting off; procrastination
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to jar; to creak; to grate
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
living thing; organism; creature; biology