shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
watering hole; watering place
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
course; route; path; process; stages
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
free (of charge); gratuitous
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
convenience; user-friendliness
agricultural community; farm village; rural
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
locker room; changing room; dressing room
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that