faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
beforehand; in advance; previously
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
electricity; (electric) light
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
common people; ordinary people; masses
within; inside of; less than
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
discovery; detection; finding
grudge; complaint; reproach