to come to an end; to rest
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
nothing but; except; no more than
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
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to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
scene; spectacle; sight; view
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
at once; immediately; right now
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
hostility; animosity; enmity
this one; with this; in this way
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
Lamborghini (car company)
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
palm heel; heel of the palm
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
hill size (in ski jumping); HS
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)