to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
stopping at; going no further than
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
power; might; authority; influence
good person; virtuous person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
good; goodness; right; virtue
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
second (unit of time); arc second
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
Auckland (New Zealand); Oakland
agricultural land; farmland
to become decrepit; to become senile
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
grandfather; male senior-citizen
water's edge; beach; shore
water's edge; shore; waterside
again (and again); once again; yet again