shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to be enchanted; to be charmed
through a (computer, etc.) screen
somewhere to go; place to go
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
festival; feast; carnival
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
the public; general public
restoration; repair; mending
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray