utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
will not do; do not; does not
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
place; room; margin; scope
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to become desperate; to give in to despair
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to remain married for life
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to beat to death; to kill
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to gather; to collect; to assemble
future; possible; potential; prospective
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to set up shop; to open a store
interior design; interior; upholstery
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten