settlement; solution; resolution
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
simmer; bubble out; flow out
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
programme; program; plans; arrangements
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
tomfoolery; monkey business
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
a rival horse or candidate
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
riskiness; (level of) danger
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
problematical statement; controversial statement
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to rescue from; to help out of; to save