speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to tighten; to press hard
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to step back; to walk backwards
melancholy; gloom; depression
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
embankment made of earth; bank; levee
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
invisibly; secretly; privately
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
another kind; distinct species; variety
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
clearly; distinctly; vividly
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
greater than ...; bigger ...
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset