not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
small number; few; minority
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to push down; to knock down
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal