as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to collapse into; to flop onto
bygones; the past; past event
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
postoperative; after surgery
being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
aging; wearing out; deterioration
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
the whole area; all areas
to take a breath; to take a short rest