to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
just one person; only one
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
half the body; half length
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
snake; serpent; large snake
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
treating someone like a child
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile