fat; tallow; lard; grease
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
hereabouts; around there; that area
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
storehouse; warehouse; godown
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
damage; injury; defamation; harm
delinquency; misdeed; misconduct; delinquent behavior
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)