glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to breathe out; to exhale
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to put one's hand on; to touch
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to tell all; to give a full account
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
snake; serpent; large snake
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate