bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
back off!; leave me alone!
to be badly made; to fail
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to repeat; to do over again
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
one day; (on) a certain day
study; library; den; home office; reading room
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
even though; despite; when
intuition; instinct; hunch
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)