to gather; to collect; to assemble
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
serious; severe; grave; acute
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
(political) power; authority; influence
blank period; window period; interregnum
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
perpetual night; continuing all night
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to be the ruin of (a person)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
sampling food; tasting; trying
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to not take seriously; to take lightly
inside; interior; inner part
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
ability; performance; efficiency
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
the other day; lately; recently