to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to entrust; to leave to a person
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
association; society; organization; organisation
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
many; much; plenty; hardly
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
difference; disparity; gap
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
twilight; dusk; faint light
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to become dim; to become blurred
to sink (into); to get depressed
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
right angle; perpendicular
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
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 light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)