suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
nice; likeable; desirable
disloyalty; unfaithfulness
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
competing; competition; auction
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
behaviour; behavior; conduct
the same book; the said book; ibid.
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
distinguished (surpassing) valor (valour)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
mediocre; inferior; commonplace; foolish; stupid
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
fee; charge; rate; material