reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to hate each other; to hate mutually
young master; young gentleman
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
with a clatter; clatteringly
to sink (into); to get depressed
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to speak; to hear a voice
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
boy; son; baby boy; young man
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
notice; attention; observation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
two (long cylindrical things)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
nature; property; disposition
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
headfirst slide; head-first sliding