licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to get drunk; to become tipsy
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
all you want; as much as one wants
staying the night; lodging (at)
in that way; like that; that way
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
(political) power; authority; influence
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly