purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
late at night; at a late hour
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block; outline; contour
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
stirring; slight movement
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
main street; avenue; boulevard
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre