drawbridge; bascule bridge
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap
thought; consideration; fears
grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
engraved with the name of the maker (e.g. on a sword)
complex and wide-ranging; labyrinthine
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
amiable; affable; likable
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
stone dust; feldspar dust; limestone powder
apical angle; point angle
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
to suffer from tuberculosis
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
committal; reference; submission (e.g. to committee); commitment
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to have a trade; to have a vocation
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent