to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
on the occasion of; at the time of
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
majority group (party, faction)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
to thrust away; to send flying
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to state; to say; to tell; to express
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home