invitation; introduction; temptation
to tighten; to press hard
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
strong interaction; strong force
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to begin to walk; to set out
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to gather; to collect; to assemble
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
one's real father; natural father; biological father
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
narrow; thin (sized); slender
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
Darius (video game series)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)