wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to become better; to improve
to support each other; to support one another
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
popular name; common name; given name
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
paper crane; origami crane
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
opposite side; opposition
natural; intrinsic; from birth
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
branch office; branch store
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to prowl after; to keep watch on
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
guardian; protector; patron; parent
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
several minutes; a few minutes
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
short pause; short interval