to sob; to be choked with tears
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to be worried; to be troubled
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
chances of winning (a bet); odds
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
touching; moving; painful
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
joint together; opposite; facing
finger; hands and fingers; hands
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
self-exile; going into hiding
process; course; mechanism
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support