agricultural community; farm village; rural
beforehand; in advance; previously
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to thrust away; to send flying
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
just one person; only one
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
tail (animal); tail end; tip
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
courteous; decorous; polite
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray