to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
neat and clean; tidy; trim
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
at the window; by the window; next to the window
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
household tools (e.g. brooms, dustpans); household utensils; sundries
unfairness; injustice; partiality
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want