neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
meeting place; assembly hall
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
to get along well with; to make a go of it
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
cotton fabrics; cotton textiles
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
clergyman; churchman; clergy
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to strike dead; to beat to death
hemostatic agent (haemostatic); styptic
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
to become frayed; to become loose
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
division into equal parts; equal parts
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.