not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
(alcoholic) cider; hard cider
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
jostle; struggle; scuffle
early on; earlier on; from early
all times and places; all ages and countries
quotation; citation; reference
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
first-class goods; A-grade product
current value; price; market value
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
injured person; wounded person
to encamp; to take up a position
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to flare up; to burst into flames
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily