head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
originally; by nature; from the start
master thief; notorious robber
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to bite off; to gnaw through
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)