creak; squeak; rasping sound
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
to pierce through; to break through
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
absentmindedly; vacantly; blankly; by oneself; all alone
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
on the occasion of; at the time of
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
place; room; margin; scope
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to speak; to hear a voice
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to cut off (a relationship)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
free speech; freedom of speech
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot