polish (jewels); cultivation
determination; resolution
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
imported article; imported goods
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(full) name; family name and given name
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
interference; meddling; butting in
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
place; room; margin; scope
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
just because; even if; even though
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
it is not (like that) either
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to make a success in life
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program