smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to stop walking; to pause
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to publish a book; to put out a book
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
composite; combined; complex
technique; art; skill; move
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
wounded person; injured person
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to thrust before; to thrust at
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
in the meanwhile; during the time
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
system; institution; organization; organisation
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
important; momentous; essential; principal; major