restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
cannot be compared with; no match for
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
future (usually near); prospects
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to shout (in anger); to yell
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
originally; by nature; from the start
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
sense of values; values; value system
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to repeat; to do something over again
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva