fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
just a minute; small quantity
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
convenient; handy; useful
recovery; undoing; recall
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to go past; to pass; to pass by
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result