to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
precocious; precocious child
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
surrounding at a distance
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
leading; guiding; commanding
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
criticism; critique; review; commentary
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line