though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
victim; injured party; sufferer
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
note (letter) left behind; will
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
how; in what way; by what means
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality