doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
choices; alternatives; options
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
vexing; irritating; impatient
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
bringing; taking; carrying
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
specimen; sample; object to be examined
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
amount of light; quantity of light