to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
three; three years of age
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
headquarters; head office; main office
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
whispering into a person's ear
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
nod; inclination of the head
station; office; guardroom
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed