thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
clanging; empty; deserted
while; during (the time when)
turning to the right; right turn
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
stopping at; going no further than
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
open field; empty lot; plain
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
centerline (line that bisects a plane figure); centreline; (court) centerline; half court; centerline (road); center line
other side; opposite side; other party
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
coincident with; while; simultaneously
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to complain; to make a complaint