meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
way of speaking; profession
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
correction; rectification; mending; repair
present (brought by a visitor); gift
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
excellent calligraphy; calligraphy
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to apologize; to apologise
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed