to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
rare; uncommon; not often seen
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
bicycling around aimlessly; taking a long comfortable bicycle ride
the other day; lately; recently
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to approach; to draw near
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
honour; honor; glory; privilege
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary