to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
smoking (esp. as a means of preserving food)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
way (of doing); manner; method; means
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
basicity; alkalinity; basic; alkaline
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
rising; ascending; climbing
bathing (swimming) in cold water
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial