timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
street; quarter; district; area
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
as a child; when one was a child
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
related to; in relation to
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to help each other; to cooperate
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
preservation; retainment; keeping
middle of the night; dead of night
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
suffix for familiar person
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)