past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
wandering; roaming; drifting
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to wring the neck; to strangle
rope; cord; policeman's rope
chapter one; first chapter
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
perfect; complete; flawless
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn