(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
beginning; outset; first; onset
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
superiority; predominance
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
another; different; something else
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit