to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to cease; to stop; to be over
life; lifetime; age; era; reign; rule
former husband; late husband
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
solemn; grave; impressive
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
odds and ends; all; every
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
light; easy; non-serious; minor
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
remembrance; recollection; recognition
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
and; AND (Boolean operator)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
trial; judgement; judgment
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
name; given name; first name
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
penalty; sentence; punishment
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order