to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to pause; to have a short intermission
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
minimum; at the very least
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
invitation; introduction; temptation
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
existence; possession; having; limited company
and; thereupon; because of that
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy