example; illustration; precedent
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
decision; judgment; resolution
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
coating (esp. lacquering)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
way; method; means; resource; course
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
again; once more; a second time
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
condition; state (of health); appearance
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
had better ...; had better not ...
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
having said that; on the other hand
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
New Year's Week (festivities)
fish-shaped; fish-like; pisciform
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally