to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to come into being; to be born
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to leave as is; to ignore
(with a) start; fright; alarm
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
resolute; determined; bold
handicraft; industrial art object
serious condition; critical condition
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
call of nature; urge to urinate or defecate (esp. to defecate)
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
elegance; taste; refinement
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?