to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to have a meal; to take a meal
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
cheap article; poor quality article
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
to flare up; to burst into flames
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
probability; likelihood; chances
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to not believe one's ears
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
desperately; for one's dear life
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly