utmost limits; extremity; limit
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
pessimism; disappointment
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to cause a person trouble
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
freedom; free man; free woman
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
ipecac (species of shrub, Cephaelis ipecacuanha); ipecacuanha
lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
time; hour; season; time of the year
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
blighted love; disappointed love
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
to snatch from; to steal from
criticism; commentary; review
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
successive generations; successive emperors
(present) head of a family
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
pickled sardines; dried sardines; (lit.) red sardines; (arch.) rusty and blunt sword
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
first generation; founder