resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
un-; non-; negative prefix
report; notification; registration
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to push aside; to brush aside
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
please (give me); please (do for me)
at least; at most; (even) just
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be sacked; to be dismissed
entreaty; supplication; petition
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you