Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
interference; meddling; butting in
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
autonomy; right of self-government
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to strangle; to constrict
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to collect; to assemble; to gather
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
entreaty; supplication; petition
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
how many years; how long; what year
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen