to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
mental; spiritual; emotional
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
index; indices; indicator
cold reception; inhospitality
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
misrepresentation; false statement
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
in terms of; from the point of view of
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
expected value; expectation value; expectation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
place; situation; position; location
just past noon; afternoon
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)