regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
letter; missive; note; mail
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
Talas (Russia); Talus; Taras
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
scoundrel; rascal; villain