branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
prickling; stinging; tingling
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
along; parallel to; in accordance with
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
the reverse; other side; lining
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to join together; to combine; to join up
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
originally; by nature; from the start
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role