to shorten (a garment); to take in
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
blinking away tears; blinking tear filled eyes
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
tabla (Indian hand drums)
extemporary; improvised; extemporaneous
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
pollakiuria; frequent urination
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
the first in history; only once in history
Laval (France); Ravar (Iran)
compulsory; unavoidable; necessary
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe
osprey (Pandion haliaetus); fish hawk
deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect
livelihood support; maintenance
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to give an important position
deceptive methods; questionable means