poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to fall ill; to be taken ill
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
-less; lacking; non-existing
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
mental; spiritual; emotional
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
pride; boast; credit (to)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to hold fast; to protect to the end
notation; orthography; writing system; representation
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
looking away; looking aside
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy