reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
until now; so far; up to the present
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
island group; archipelago
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
curse; spell; malediction
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to cease; to stop; to be over
technique; art; skill; move
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
class; heading; group; category
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)