hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
intestinal mucosa; intestinal mucous membrane
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to boost; to force up; to push up
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
nervousness; oversensitivity
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
one day; (on) a certain day
just past noon; afternoon
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
conviction; belief; confidence
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to say no more; to sink into silence