to beg; to request; to demand; to entreat
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to lead (a man) around by the nose
fickle; having many romantic interests
whitebait; elver (young eel)
to send around (e.g. a car)
to have one's wish realized; to have one's wish realised
(in) the air; midair; sky; (empty) space
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
professional killer; hit man
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
to blow through; to blow ceaselessly
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
win-loss records (between two participants)
to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record