detour; circumvention; turning movement
library (usu. single-room); small library
to keep in mind; to memorize
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to turn towards; to point
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to shave off; to scrape off
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
light; easy; non-serious; minor
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued