entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to arrive; to come to pass
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
close call; narrow escape
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
whispering into a person's ear
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
moment (of force); momentum
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
major progress; huge advance
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)