fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to be too numerous; to be too much
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
relation; connection; relevance
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
system; institution; organization; organisation
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
curtain; hanging; bunting
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
threat; intimidation; menace
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
such; this sort of; like this