to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
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.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
quick work; (clever) feat
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
appearance; expression; manifestation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to increase; to add to; to augment
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match