poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
association; union; guild
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
negotiations; discussions; connection
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
great pairing (e.g. of food and wine); marriage; wedded life; wedding
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)