(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
eating; bite (in fishing)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to flare up; to fly into a rage
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
two colours; two varieties; two types
to assemble; to set up; to construct
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
principle of living only for the moment
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
(written) contract; agreement
several weeks; a few weeks
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism