direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
funny story; funny anecdote
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
killing and wounding; bloodshed
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
same; similar; (just) like; equal
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less