inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
leader; authority; mainstay
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
door; gate; opening; title page
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
regret; repentance; remorse
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to choke; to have trouble breathing
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
river; stream; River; the ... river
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
powerless; helpless; incompetent
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on