sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to graduate from a university
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
such; like that; that sort of; very
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to rebuke; to scold harshly
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
place where one works; construction site; working area
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to sink (into); to get depressed