to become frayed; to become loose
this and that; various things
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
wandering; rambling; roaming
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
arrest; apprehension; capture
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation