to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
deep affection; dear; beloved
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
form; shape; figure; visage
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to speak; to hear a voice
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
members; member; constituent
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
name; given name; first name
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
suffix for familiar person
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
tone (of voice); manner of talking
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
training range; training grounds; training area
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over