fee; charge; rate; material
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
gambling den; gambling house
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to be too late (to be of use)
deck (from which players draw cards); draw pile; stock; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
protracted war; war of attrition
taking one's own life; suicide
to be hesitant; to feel timid
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
odds and ends; all; every
letting (someone) die without helping
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled