to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
steamship; steamboat; steamer
bow (of boat); prow; stem
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
step; stride; counter for steps
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
sofa; couch; lounge chair
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
flour; meal; powder; dust
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)