one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
round shape; circle; circular form
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to crack; to develop a crack
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
restoration; repair; mending
reinforcement; strengthening
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
close; intimate; on good terms
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips