to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
father and mother; parents
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
himself; yourself; herself
reading partway; leaving half-read
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
here and there; in places
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
bento; Japanese box lunch
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
postponement; deferment; adjournment
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
offender; criminal; culprit
to be able to manage somehow or another
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
gossip; corner of the mouth
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
charcoal; charred remains
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order