well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
young girl; lass; adolescent female
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
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)
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
extensive; vast range; wide scope
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
shaku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml; shaku; traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
throwaway; disposable; single-use
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
minimum; at the very least
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential