to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
to brighten; to grow light
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
one large ...; a great ...
decision; determination; resolution
individual; private person; personal; private
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
at first; in the beginning; originally
nasal voice; nasal stop; nasal occlusive; nasal
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
lottery; tombola; drawing
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
evening; dusk; evening scene; evening landscape; light of the setting sun
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
Mrs; Lady; Madam; your wife
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
front; frontage; facade; main
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)