to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
this family; we; this house
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to play a leading role; to play a central part
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to be conspicuous; to stand out
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
to score points with (a person)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)