difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
had better ...; had better not ...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to mark the end; to spell the end
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out