cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of); geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans
establishment; settlement
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to cease; to stop; to be over
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
long time; long interval; for quite some time
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
quarantine; medical inspection
great difference; big difference; wide margin
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
4th day of the month; four days
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
cargo; freight; money or assets