cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
is something that; is that which
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
lower seat; seat at bottom of the table
to become empty; to be emptied
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
the future; future prospects
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
something or other; anything
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
flour; meal; powder; dust
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up