near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
as a child; when one was a child
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
complete change; about-face
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment