to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
story; tale; talk; discussion
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
aging; wearing out; deterioration
each place; various places
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
chance (of success); odds
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
accumulation; accumulate; store
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
lessening; diminishing; reducing
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
immediately; right away; on the spot
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)