to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
touching; moving; painful
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
flight; desertion; escape
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
feeling of a house or a room
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
great difference; big difference; wide margin
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to burst (open); to break; to split
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp