to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
process; course; mechanism
paper width; allotted number of pages (e.g. for article in magazine); assigned space; binding for calligraphy and paintings
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
depiction; description; portrayal
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
unfortunately; regrettably
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to cook (e.g. rice); to boil
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be too late; to be too slow
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound