lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to turn towards; to point
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to be surprised; to be astonished
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
instant; moment; for an instant
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
as (for); for; in the capacity of
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely