to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
though; notwithstanding; although
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
great war; great battle; world war
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
woman; female; feminine gender
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter