incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to take over; to hand over
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
conquest; domination; mastery
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
something like ...; something called ...
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; (lit.) one's testicles shrivel up
hey there; I say; see here
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker
in general; generally; usually
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
difference; variation; difference
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose