printing type; movable type; printed text; print
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to scrape off; to rub off
old hag; old woman; old bat
village headman; village mayor
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
although; but; even though; I wish that
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
washing by rubbing (clothes, hands, etc.)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
(your) judgment; discernment
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy